ken5901@go.net (Ken) wrote:
(paraphrased)
1) What is VISA?
2) Is it an integral part of the LabView package?
3) What is it used for?
Answers:
1) The Virtual Instrument Software Architecture (VISA) is a comprehensive
package for configuring, programming and troubleshooting instrumentation
systems comprised of VXI, VME, PXI, GPIB, and/or serial interfaces.
For more info, check out http://www.ni.com/visa/
2) No, VISA is a seperate.
3) VISA is used for communication. VIs written with VISA do not have to
be re-written if the communication style changes (ie going from GPIB to VXI).
For more info, check out http://www.ni.com/visa/why.htm
I hope that this helps,
Bob Young