NI Instrument Simulator - Instrument Driver Readme
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1. Overview
Instrument Driver Technology: LabVIEW Plug and Play (project-style)
Manufacturer: National Instruments
Supported Language(s): LabVIEW
Supported Model(s): NI Instrument Simulator
Model(s) Tested: N/A
Interface(s): GPIB, Serial
Firmware Revision Tested: Rev B.0, Rev B.1
Certified: Yes
NI Supported: Yes
Source Code Available: Yes
Driver Revision: 2.1
Original Release Date: 12/01/1997
Current Revision Date: 11/1/2006
2. Required Software
Some software components need to be installed before using this
instrument driver. The minimum versions of these components are listed
below, and can be downloaded from the Download Site.
VISA 2.0 or later
For more details, refer to the LabVIEW Help under Help
» VI, Function, & How-To Help.
3. Known Issues
GPIB
The scaling information is returned incorrectly from the device when in 8-bit unsigned binary mode, causing the x axis values to be reported incorrectly in the Read Oscilloscope Waveform example.
Serial
16-bit unsigned binary is not functional in serial mode. Occasionally, after a timeout, the device will return undesired information, which can be remedied by resetting the simulator.
To report additional issues or provide feedback about this instrument driver,
please send an email to instrument.drivers@ni.com.
4. Revision History
The latest version of this and other LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI
instrument drivers can be downloaded at the Instrument Driver Network.
REV 2.0, 09/07/05
Modified by: Blake McGuire, Austin,TX.
Initial release for LabVIEW 8.0. Driver created based on version 1.0 of LabVIEW 7.0 nidevsim driver.
REV 2.1, 11/1/2006
The Read.vi and Write.vi were modified to use interface type instead of interface number and changed the corresponding
selector to boolean type. Initialize.vi was modified so ID Query error(s) would not overwrite any VISA error(s)
that happened before *IDN?