Labview to parse/display COM1 data with known protocol?

[Jack_WC]

Plan: Labview to display data stream from COM1 with known protocol, which means (1)capture data at COM1;
(2)parse and recognize header; (3)get the data payload; (4)display; (5)store in file

[Alan_L]

Jack,

LabVIEW 7 Express includes an "Instrument I/O Assistant" that makes this task of reading / parsing data VERY easy. Navigate to http://www.ni.com/labview to learn more about the product. You can also search for examples in our online database to see how it works.

Regards,
Alan
Applications Engineer
National Instruments