Hi ljark,
I don't have much experience with the particulars of what you'll need
to access the Device Manager from a code module, whether it be in
LabVIEW or otherwise. The details of that are more particular to the
Windows methods you'll need to know with regards to the Device Manager.
That being said, I've done some Googling and found a couple of good resources.
You may not necessarily be using ActiveX to access the device manager.
My guess is that most likely you'll be accessing .NET assemblies. Here
is the link to Microsoft's help on Device Manager methods and
properties:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/devio/base/device_management_reference.asp
Also, I've found a small application you should be able to download
that will at least have some example code that demonstrates those
methods and their uses:
http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/divingsysprog3.asp
If you're programming in LabVIEW, there is a good document on our
website that describes using .NET assemblies from within LabVIEW:
http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361A-01/lvconcepts/using__net_with_labview/
Hope this is helpful ljark. If you have more specific questions on
using .NET from LabVIEW, you may want to consider posting on the
LabVIEW forums, as TestStand isn't really all that involved in the
process.
Have a great day!
Dan Weiland
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
www.ni.com/support
Dan Weiland
