IVI Library is grayed out in CVI and I can't link my ICI library created therein

[RJM]

I ran the CVI Tools option "Create IVI Driver" and completed the steps and the basic instrument driver passed. The next step was to test my own driver so I tried to 1st link and EXE, then a DLL and finally a static library, all to no avail because of the missing proyotypes and link library for IVI. I also noticed the "IVI" is gryed out under the CVI library menu option. Why is that?

[Vishi Anand]

I think to be to create IVI drivers, you need to buy some additional
piece of software. I read it on NI's web site a while back.

vishi

RJM wrote:
> I ran the CVI Tools option "Create IVI Driver" and completed the steps
> and the basic instrument driver passed. The next step was to test my
> own driver so I tried to 1st link and EXE, then a DLL and finally a
> static library, all to no avail because of the missing proyotypes and
> link library for IVI. I also noticed the "IVI" is gryed out under the
> CVI library menu option. Why is that?

[JuanCarlos]

Hi,

The first thing to check is that you have fully installed the IVI Compliance Package this is the one that installs the IVI libraries; you can find it here. This is a free download that should launch the installer. Make sure that you select support for CVI during the installation.

If you allready have the IVI package the installer will see that and show you installed components; there you can add support for CVI if it is not installed.

Let me know how this goes.

Regards,

Juan Carlos
N.I.

[RJM]

Thanks Vishi but I just found out that you have to re-install the IVI compliance pkg after CVI. Doing this triggers the IVI installer to add IVI support to CVI.

rjmiller

[RJM]

Thanks Juan, right on the money (:-

rjmiller