@KipK12 wrote:
I haven't been able to establish a working path from a Labview IVI driver to the IVI configuration in MAX(IVI VISA resource in Labview shows nothing, and a manual entry can't locate the resource).
I'm seeing the same thing. I haven't overcome this issue in LabVIEW NXG 4.0 with ICP 19.5. However, in Visual Studio there wasn't any problem talking with the instrument, taking measurements, etc using all three of the below:
- logical name I chose in MAX
- the GPIB0... address
- the VISA resource name I chose in MAX
Not sure what's going on. Sorry that may not help other than to let you know you're not alone.
Somewhat separate - the instrument driver I'm trying to use is IVI-COM, and NXG uses a DNI (dotNET Interface) component to handle interoperability with dotNET assemblies, then you select the methods and properties are available through the "project items>>software" side-menu - so I also tried that approach. And there was a "gotcha" I missed at first when installing ICP, where all the check boxes weren't checked that included .NET. In any case, haven't had any luck yet..
@KipK12 wrote:
Are there any newer support documents for IVI driver configuration, or should I cut my losses and use hardware specific drivers?
For my current application, I'm evaluating the acceptability of IVI, as well. NI's source-measure units (SMUs) conform to the IviDCPwr class, far as I know....but one thing I have found is that you should always check the readme from a vendor. Recently I've been struggling with a Keithley 26xx SMU which apparently belongs to a "custom" IVI class instead of a standard class. It's in the readme, line 2 or 3.
More to your question about other documentation - I am not aware on the NI side, but other vendors have their own flavor of how they comply with setting up IVI instruments in their own tools. Maybe one of those could help?
- The link you mentioned is NI's flavor of setting up logical names, associating with the driver, etc. in MAX.
- Recently I read through the Keithley 2600 manual for info on IVI, though not exactly a walkthrough. I'm sure I saw a "Keithley Configuration Utility" walkthrough for IVI lurking on the internet somewhere, but it escapes me. You can find images of it, at least, referenced in their forums.
- MATLAB's walkthrough escapes me at the moment, but this webpage and its links at the bottom show the MATLAB equivalent of MAX ("Test and Measurement Tool" App)
Not a great answer, but maybe one of the other resources could help you catch something that was overlooked.
On my own side of things, for whomever reads this later, I want to correct something I said:
@TimmTheEnchanter wrote:
From my understanding, IVI presents an option to install a minimal set of dependencies like KipK12 mentioned, without a hardware-specific driver, and without investing my own effort in wrapping things up in classes.
The part above that I striked through (like this) is, at best, poorly worded - at worst, wrong. IVI provides a type-of-hardware driver. An instrument-specific driver is still required.
National Instruments
