Use DataPlugins to access your files with SystemLink for further processing, indexing, or analysis. NI provides more than 200 DataPlugins for common file formats for download. If you cannot find a DataPlugin for your file format, you can create your own. NI provides documentation and examples to code your plugin in VBS, Python, LabVIEW or C++.
| Goal | Task |
|---|---|
| Use ready DataPlugins from NI for common file formats. | Search for your file format and download the corresponding DataPlugin from the DataPlugins page on ni.com. |
| Create your own DataPlugin. | Follow the basic instructions and example code to create DataPlugins for NI software like SystemLink, DIAdem, or LabVIEW. Use the programming languages VBS for DataPlugins in DIAdem, Python, C++, or G. |
| Enable Data Preprocessor and DataFinder instances to scan and process specific file types with a dedicated DataPlugin. | Registering DataPlugins to Index and Process New File Types |
| Add a file extension to an already registered DataPlugin. | Adding File Extensions to a Registered DataPlugin |