Chapter 3
Hardware and Software Configuration
FieldPoint FP-1600 User Manual
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Figure 3-9.
LabVIEW Diagram for LabVIEW Example Application
LabWindows/CVI Functions
When you install the FieldPoint software, a LabWindows/CVI instrument
driver for FieldPoint is created if LabWindows/CVI has already been
installed on your computer. This instrument driver includes function panels
to call C functions that directly access the I/O Items you configured in the
FieldPoint Explorer program. In addition, a set of sample projects is placed
in your
LabWindows/CVI Samples
directory. Using these examples is
the best way to get familiar with these functions. The FieldPoint CVI Help
document is in the same program group on your Windows taskbar as the
FieldPoint Explorer program. This help document describes each function
in the instrument driver with a description of the C syntax, a description of
each parameter, and a list of possible error codes.
Note
FieldPoint CVI Interface Compatibility Modes—The FieldPoint software ships
with object (
.obj
) files to support the different compiler compatibility modes that
LabWindows/CVI supports (Microsoft Visual C/C++, Borland, Watcom, and Symantec).
When FieldPoint software is installed, the Microsoft compatibility mode is installed
by default. To use an alternate compatibility, copy the supplied
.obj
file from the compiler
folder (for instance,
/CVI/FieldPoint/borland/FieldPoint.obj
) with which you
would like compatibility to the
/FieldPoint
subdirectory of the CVI directory.