Rs232 library

[ssaeed]

Does Measurement Studio Professional 7 have support for RS232 libraries? I need to communicate with a board my company is producing over RS232, I have previously used CVI6 and its RS232 libraries without problem, I would like to upgrade to Measurement Studio 7 and would like to verify that the same functionality exists.
Thanks

[TonyH]

Yes, you have can communicate using the serial port and the VISA instrument communication .NET class library included with Measurement Studio 7.0. You can also use the .NET Framework Class Library's file and stream classes for basic access to the serial port.

Tony H.
Measurement Studio

[drohacek]

Note that Measurement Studio 7.0 does not contain C++ or .NET class libraries that exactly correspond to the CVI RS232 library.

As TonyH stated, you can use the Measurement Studio VISA C++ of .NET class libraries or the .NET Framwork Class library to communicate over RS232.

[ssaeed]

I am not familiar with VISA, does the board I am connecting to via the VISA libraries need to support any particular protocol (VISA related?)

[TonyH]

VISA is a generic API for programming communication over several types of transports such as RS232, GPIB, TCP/IP, USB, etc. The board you are connecting to does not need to support any special protocols to be used with the VISA libraries.

Tony H.
Measurement Studio