Sambaiah Gunakala Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Hi all In LabVIEW How to detect the third party devices pragmatically that are connected to our host PC. Quote Link to comment
Tim_S Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 That's an extremely broad question. Are the devices PCI cards or connected through a communication port? What type of communication (e.g., RS232, GPIB, Ethernet, USB)? What type of devices? You are going to need to provide some information about these for people to have an answer. Tim Quote Link to comment
asbo Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I think you mean programmatically, but it depends on what interface your devices use. Quote Link to comment
Sambaiah Gunakala Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 (edited) My instrument containing the following interfaces: 1.) Ethernet 2.) RS-232 3.) GPIB Edited October 3, 2011 by Sambaiah Gunakala Quote Link to comment
asbo Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 The instrument manufacturer should have documentation detailing the use of each interface. If they don't provide a protocol for detection, you can fabricate your own once you understand their specification. Quote Link to comment
Tim_S Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 My instrument containing the following interfaces: 1.) Ethernet 2.) RS-232 3.) GPIB I agree with asbo that you're going to need to read some manuals. Some thoughts are: Ethernet has a ping to determine if an IP address is used, but that won't tell you what is connected. RS232 will have something or nothing connected to the port. GPIB instruments typically use SCPI commands, so a "*IDN?" will tell you what is there. Some RS232 and Ethernet devices do the same. Tim Quote Link to comment
Sambaiah Gunakala Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Thanks Thanks for clearing the doubts Quote Link to comment
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