DidikChandra

Hello everyone, I'm trying to figure out how to disable all PC ports that maybe used to leak information from the PC. I'm using a PC to create a HMI that connects to a PLC. My LabVIEW program directly starts when windows is starting up. I'm not using any keyboard or mouse, instead I'm using a modified 19" LCD screen to a touch screen panel. So any unused ports I should disable or maybe block certain feature connected to it (like for USB I should block feature for Flash Drive, USB Hub, Keyboard, Mouse but allowing only the Touch Panel Interface). I've found some third party utility for it, but I'd prefer to have LabVIEW to be in control of everything. Second, since the PC is not allowed to be used for anyother purpose, then shuting down the PC should also be from LabVIEW ... Now I'm completely blind on how to do that , please shine some light on me. And I'm using LabVIEW 8.0.1, Windows XP Pro SP3 Best regards, Didik Chandra

Hello everyone, I'm trying to figure out how to disable all PC ports that maybe used to leak information from the PC. I'm using a PC to create a HMI that connects to a PLC. My LabVIEW program directly starts when windows is starting up. I'm not using any keyboard or mouse, instead I'm using a modified 19" LCD screen to a touch screen panel. So any unused ports I should disable or maybe block certain feature connected to it (like for USB I should block feature for Flash Drive, USB Hub, Keyboard, Mouse but allowing only the Touch Panel Interface). I've found some third party utility for it, but I'd prefer to have LabVIEW to be in control of everything. Second, since the PC is not allowed to be used for anyother purpose, then shuting down the PC should also be from LabVIEW ... Now I'm completely blind on how to do that , please shine some light on me. Best regards, Didik Chandra

Hi Yen, Thanx for your ideas. I'm planning to use the PDA for the field supervisor in the area to monitor the operations remotely (aside from the dedicated process operator), while the web monitoring will be for management people to see the process remotely. Sending SMS will be performed from a dedicated server for the whole 10 systems for assigned maintenance staffs using GSM modem (USB or Serial based probably) instead of sending from PDA. Locating local NI office is quite difficult since I could not find any in my area (I searched using google and returned only individual user of LabVIEW). There are basically 4 types of packages from NI for LabVIEW, CMIW, they are Base, Full, Professional and Developer Suite. Now which of those are just enough for me cause the pricing is quite expensive, I would not want to buy a Developer Suite for jobs that I can do with only Full (with a little sweat to go around working for it) (It would be like buying a buying a big gun just to kill a small rat)