An Hardware Question

[uChiron]

Hi,

 I'm an new developer in creation of test and automation systems and i need a help to solve one problem.There's an method or way to retrieve the "type of an instrument" (For example,VISA command to detect an new instrument connected as a Power Supply or an Eletronic Load without making any alias) or source of a "Unique Identification" can determine by the response of an command in Labview of what kind of device my machine is connected to?

Sorry for bad english. I'm an Brazilian :c

[erick.yamamoto · Accepted solution]

Hi,

There is some examples that you can use in your application. Follow someones:

 

Determine the Current VISA Version Programmatically

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-3721

 

Programmatically Determine What VISA, DAQ, or MI Cards are in a Chassis

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-3723

 

Programmatically Opening VISA Resources Based on Instrument Name

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-6439

Find PXI Slot number using VISA

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-16086

VISA: List all VISA Devices

https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-2175

Regards.