When creating an application installer in LV, what run-time engine or driver must be installed to install the VISA interactive control?

[LabBard]

I've created an application installer using LabVIEW's application builder and use it to install NI MAX.  However, after running the installer, the VISA interactive control is disabled in NI MAX.

The installer installs the following NI components:  NI LabVIEW Run-Time 2014 SP-1(64-bit), NI LabWindows/CVI Shared Run-Time Engine 2013 SP2, NI Measurement & Automation Explorer 14.5, NI-488.2 Application Development Support (includes run-time), NI-VISA Configuration Support 14.0.1, NI-VISA Runtime 14.0.1, NI-VISA Server 14.0, NI Systems Configuration Runtime 14.5.0, vision run-time, dc-power run-time.

If I download and run the 488.2 installer, the VISA interactive control is enabled in NI MAX.  But, the installer created with the application builder does not seem to install the necessary components.

What needs to be added to the installer to enable  the VISA interactive control (VISAIC)?

Thanks.

[LabBard]

I also have a similar problem with NI MAX recognizing a IEEE 1394 camera.  The NI IEEE 1394 camera driver is installed and the Windows device manager shows the hardware is working properly.  But NI MAX will not recognize a IEEE 1394 camera is connected until the development version of NI IMAQdx is installed.

[LabBard · Accepted solution]

I neglected to include NI-IMAQdx in the installer, which explains why NI MAX was not recognizing the camera on the computer with the fresh install.

[LabBard · Accepted solution]

From Pedro Munoz, Applications Engineer, National Instruments

Sorry for the confusion with the forum post that Jon sent you. I did some research on our internal database and I found out the component will not be installed by any of the components added from the additional installers section on the configuration of the installer. As you have already found out you need to install the full installer in order to enable this feature.

I know that this might be an inconvenient for you because you wanted to have one installer to run. On this case may I suggest using the NI Batch Installer Builder.

The NI Batch Installer Builder allows building installers that contain National Instruments software from several products. That way you can create an installer for you application in LabVIEW (and not include the drivers in the additional installer section), then use NI Batch Installer Builder to include the installer for your application and the full version of the drivers that you mentioned.

Here is the download link:

http://www.ni.com/download/ni-batch-installer-builder-14.5/5193/en/

And in here you can find instructions on how to get started with it:

http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/374206A-01/

Let me know if you have any question.


Regards

Pedro Munoz
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com/support