Why Create LabVIEW Instrument Drivers
With LabVIEW instrument drivers, you gain the following benefits:
- Easy integration of your instruments into existing software applications
- Free software support of your customer's applications by National Instruments for LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI
- Ensured future compatibility
- Independent of Microsoft technology changes like COM and .NET
- Same interface for over 15 years
Learn more about the benefits of LabVIEW drivers to your customers
Easy Integration
LabVIEW instrument drivers simplify instrument control and reduce test program development time by eliminating the need to learn programming protocols for each instrument. Because LabVIEW instrument drivers maintain a common architecture and interface, you quickly and easily connect to and communicate with your instruments with very little or no code development.
Moreover, with the standard programming model of LabVIEW instrument drivers, your customers can easily add your instrument to their test system without worrying about learning new communication protocols or spending time understanding new programming paradigms
Software Support & Certification
With certified LabVIEW instrument drivers, National Instruments provides all technical support for your customer's software applications. With National Instruments, your customers receive technical support from our application engineers in more than 30 countries, as well as access to our award-winning support Web site.
Ensured Future Compatibility
Because LabVIEW integrates new technologies like .NET, web services, connectivity to databases, and internet connectivity as they emerge in the industry, your software offering of LabVIEW instrument drivers instantly gains future technology adoption.
More importantly because LabVIEW is an independent development environment that integrates Microsoft technologies, but is not based on Microsoft technologies you are protected from sudden shifts in technological changes. Just as LabVIEW adapted to Microsoft's switch from COM to .NET, it will integrate any future developments as well.
LabVIEW instrument drivers maintain long-term compatibility throughout major technology changes like COM and .NET.