09-03-2010 04:01 PM - edited 09-03-2010 04:03 PM
(Correction this belows in the hardware forum)...
I use LV9, create an installer that includes MAX and the MAX doesn't show any hardware or serial port on the working PC. The working PC has got a COM1 port that shows up under XP Device Manager.
Take a look at the attached pic. MAX shows "My System" and "Remote Systems", I would expect it to find any peripheral hardware on the PC (i.e.. COM1).
What am I missing here???
09-03-2010 04:47 PM
Have you looked at the installed software? Do you see VISA there? You don't mention installing that. You aren't going to get any com ports listed if you do not install the driver for the com ports.
09-23-2010 11:23 AM - edited 09-23-2010 11:24 AM
Beside the VIs, these are the Additional Installers that are checked when I do my installer build.
NI-VISA Runtime 5.0
NI Measurement & Automation Explorer 4.7
NI LabVIEW Run-Time Engine 2009 SP1
There are other VISAs not check for they are for Real Time OS and Windows CE....
I would think NI-VISA Runtime 5.0 would take care of showing com ports in MAX....am I wrong?
09-23-2010 12:20 PM
Run time is just that- why would it contain the functions (NI-Spy,VISA Interactive control etc...) to interact through MAX?
09-23-2010 01:13 PM - edited 09-23-2010 01:20 PM
OK, my question still not addressed, what VISA xxx will give me com ports in MAX, out the list of "Additional Installers" in Installer properties.
This post appear to show otherwise, http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/VISA-Serial-Misery/m-p/1097935#M485516
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09-23-2010 06:10 PM - edited 09-23-2010 06:14 PM
@richjoh wrote:
OK, my question still not addressed, what VISA xxx will give me com ports in MAX, out the list of "Additional Installers" in Installer properties.
This post appear to show otherwise, http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/VISA-Serial-Misery/m-p/1097935#M485516
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VISA Interactive control- a component of VISA development. (and Possibly the VISA config support) I'm not positive
The post shown (and your app) would allow you to use VISA from a calling app. to interactivly use (or see) the COM ports in MAX requires additional software.
09-27-2010 01:03 PM
To get MAX support for VISA, you will need to include NI-VISA Configuration Support.
09-27-2010 03:41 PM
I'll give "Configuration Support" a try. Although the "Description" box wording appears to the perfect fit...
quote"
Use to deploy VISA settings and to configure VISA resources in MAX.
Use to deploy VISA settings
"
I was initially discouraged by seeing this wording under the "Distribution Title" box
quote "NI Labview 2009 Real-Time Module"
So I initially thought this was Real-Time module stuff. Anyhow the titles are misleading. Needs to be changed going forward.
09-27-2010 03:55 PM
That just explains where the product was last installed from. It sounds like in your case, NI-VISA was last installed from the LabVIEW RT distribution, and so when you go to create an installer, it will ask you to provide that media for the installer to pull NI-VISA Configuration installer from. If you don't have the CD/DVD available, it will complain with a dialog and then you should be able to redirect the installer to pull from a different source. Hope this helps.
09-27-2010 05:07 PM - edited 09-27-2010 05:09 PM
Well I added the NI-VISA Configuration Support and no change in MAX. In my project, I did a new build and installer, inlcuded the VISA Configuration Support. Then I uninstalled all NI from the working PC, rebooted, reinstalled the software. I run MAX and MAX still doesn't show COM ports...
Btw, we don't use Labview RT here, we never use this. Must be the last setting when NI ships the install Disc.