I am a student trying to finish up a class project, so I'm hoping for a solution that's not too time-consuming, nor expensive.
My problem is that I have a device that outputs a 9-pin RS232, and I just learned that I can't really connect it to my DAQ device (USB-6211) through just ground/tx/rx pins. I was told in the forums that if I get a USB-RS232 converter (because my laptop doesn't have RS232 ports), I might be able to create a VI in LabVIEW to use as a user-defined step in SignalExpress, which came with my DAQ device.
I don't have LabVIEW on my computer; however, I do have access to it on school computers. If I create a VI on another computer, specifying the appropriate COM ports and whatnot, will I be able to import it into SignalExpress on my computer despite not having LabVIEW installed?
Or, does anyone know if there's any way I can use the RS232-USB converter and find that comport directly in SignalExpress? I've looked in the help, but from what I can tell, SignalExpress communicates directly to the USB-6211, and not to any other COM ports I might have on my computer. This would be a much simpler and easier solution, if it were feasible. Thank you!
