I am kind of new to LabView and instrument control, so will start with basic queries.
- Are commands to control instrument via GPIB standardized, or differs across instruments?
We have HP instrument connected via GPIB, for which instrument driver exists. I now want to use the same LabView software to control another instrument (Keithley 595) using GPIB, for which there is no instrument driver in NI/Labview.
- Does having instrument driver even matter, if we are basically issuing commands over GPIB?
- What exactly I need to look in existing VI files? (That is, if it is using standard GPIB instructions or instrument specific commands)?
- Is it feasible to modify VI files to work with Keithley 595 without availability of instrument driver?
Thanks, Nick