Does LabVIEW have USB Support?

[Michael Heien]

Can I read/write to a USB port using LabVIEW?

[LucaP.]

Hi

USB is a bus. You cannot write/read to/from the PCI bus through LV, and the same is with USB. There are no read/write VI's. It's not to compare with RS232, where you have read/write VI's in LV.
Check this link for further informations:
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/42B604435E3F9604862565E20043CD30?OpenDocument

[Filipe A.]

Michael;

The USB is a different bus and can't be compared with the serial/parallel communication.
If you are needing data acquisition though, NI has some DAQ Pads that can be connected at the USB port of your computer.

But, there isn't a way to talk with another USB device, by using Labview.

Hope this helps.
Filipe

[BBTLanceButler]

There are USB VIs in LabVIEW 7, but finding the instrument descriptor or any documentation does not appear possible. By the way, the person who said you cannot access PCI through LabVIEW is wrong. In the old days you used a toolkit from ViewPoint or B&B Technologies. Since then Visa has added PCI/PXI support. It is not obvious, but is in there. I have successfully written a PXI driver using Visa in LabVIEW.

[sky]

Hi...
Currently, i need to interface a USB web-camera into my LV program running on LV 7 express. How can this be done? thanz