I've been using LabVIEW for 3 years now and I'm digging into the NI supplied IVI Drivers for the 2nd time now. My goal is to get and use canned drivers that fully support my instruments to save test software development time. IVI drivers claim to be that solution.
So I'm starting with a simple Keysight 34465 benchtop multi meter. I've coded my own drivers for stuff like this before so I know the SCPI commands and such. I write very lean and simple drivers that run fast.
When I look under the covers of what makes this thing go is how very complicated this driver actually is! LabVIEW is not a fast environment but with all this stuff going on underneath, how fast can this thing actually run, and its really just a wrapper for SCPI commands.
I'm trying to get a handle on just how useful these driver actually are, do they actually save development time, and are they actually widely used?
Thanks!
-John C.