Remote Application using Internet

[Joseph George]

I was interested in knowing about viewing virtual instruments across the Internet
from a Web browser. I plan to build such an application as a project for
my study (M.S) using LabVIEW and JAVA. Do I need to have the Internet Toolkit
for building such an application? The LabVIEW here at school is version
5.1 and we have all the Java support here in the lab.

Thanks,
Joseph George,
Graduate Assistant,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Alabama at Birmingham.

[Mark Derome]

I would suggest you get a copy of Jeffrey Travis book "Internet Applications in
LabVIEW". There are many ways to view or control LabVIEW VI's over the internet
(built in functions in 5.1, ITK, VI server, ect.). The method you choose depends on
the functionality that you want to allow. You can create web viewable VI's with
LabVIEW 5.1, CGI scripting is easier with the Internet Developers Toolkit, Internet
enabled control can be done with the VI server using client/server VI's. Get the
book, it includes using Java as well as the methods listed above.

Good Luck,

Mark Derome
M.I.T. Haystack Observatory

Joseph George wrote:

> I was interested in knowing about viewing virtual instruments across the Internet
> from a Web browser. I plan to build such an application as a
project for
> my study (M.S) using LabVIEW and JAVA. Do I need to have the Internet Toolkit
> for building such an application? The LabVIEW here at school is version
> 5.1 and we have all the Java support here in the lab.
>
> Thanks,
> Joseph George,
> Graduate Assistant,
> Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
> University of Alabama at Birmingham.

[jags_kum]

I hope this site should help you out.

http://nacimiento.com




Jagadish.

[Lab Viewer]

The internet toolkit will make your task easier, but you can do it without it.
Anyway, a good point to start with is LabVNC-control any VI over the web, instantly
... it looks exactly like you are trying to do.

... and Good Luck!

[r_ramesh]

I don't have a ready answer to your question but I know for a fact that remote access of instruments have been successfully attempted. I have also written an article on what may be the futuristic style of functional testing. Please visit this at http://rtp.www1.dotnetplayground.com/techpapers/tp1_2003.htm

Lastly I am equally curious about the remote access. So when you make some headway please share some information with me or alternatively write an article for my personal tech notes collection at the Web address above.