I'm trying to setup the communication for a custom made instrument programmed in LabVIEW. I would like my instrument to communcate with a PC over VISA like I do with my typical COTS equipment.
Does anyone know a good standard way I can set this up? The way agilent or a real company does?
I tried using VISA VIs in the instruments code, but I could never get a command from the instrument to the PC. Not sure if that's even possible since the PC isn't set up as a resource in MAX. I just used the know IP address and port and hoped it would work.
I also tried using the TCP VIs which did work, but the commands send between the instrument and PC have a lot of time between them. I didn't know if leaving a TCP connection open would work. Seemed like it would just timeout after x amount of time (1min?).