National Instruments provides many instrument drivers to assist you in quickly getting started taking measurements with your instrument. An instrument driver is a set of VIs or functions that allow you to communicate with and control your instrument.

Note This tutorial is for LabVIEW on a Windows operating system.

This tutorial will guide you through the following tasks:

  • Testing communication with your device using VISA Interactive Control
  • Selecting an Instrument Driver Type
  • Searching the Instrument Driver Finder
  • Searching the Instrument Driver Network (IDNet)
  • Installing your Instrument Driver