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Ophir LabVIEW VIs - Version 3.10
The Ophir VIs gives a complete measurement interface with Ophir's
Nova, LaserStar, Vega, Nova-II and USBI devices.
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Libraries for Nova and LaserStar were developed in LabVIEW 6.1. They
have been tested and found compatible with LabVIEW 7.0 as well.
The library for Vega, Nova-II and USBI support was developed in LabVIEW
7.0. It also includes support for the Single Channel LaserStar.
Customers with earlier versions of labVIEW please click
here.
Ophir LabVIEW VIs FAQ
Note: The Ophir VIs require the VISA library of LabVIEW.
Nova VIs
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Download the Nova
VIS (468 KB) and run it. |
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This will run the WinZip Self-Extractor
and default to unzip the Nova VI's to "C:\Program Files\National
Instruments\LabVIEW 6.1\instr.lib". To select a different
target folder, press the "Browse" button. |
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Press the "Unzip" button
to complete the self-extraction process. |
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Press "Close" to close
the session. |
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LaserStar
VIs (Single Channel)
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Download the file LaserStar
(744 KB) and run it. |
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This will run the WinZip Self-Extractor
and default to unzip the Single Channel LaserStar VI's
to "C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 6.1\instr.lib"
to select a different target folder, press the "Browse"
button. |
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Press the "Unzip" button
to complete the self-extraction process. |
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Press "Close" to close
the session. |
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LaserStar
VIs (Dual Channel)
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Download the file LaserStar
- Dual Channel (744 KB) and run it. |
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This will run the WinZip Self-Extractor
and default to unzip the Dual Channel LaserStar VI's to
"C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 6.1\instr.lib"
to select a different target folder, press the "Browse"
button. |
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Press the "Unzip" button
to complete the self-extraction process. |
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Press "Close" to close
the session. |
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Ophir Instrument (Nova II, Vega, USBI, Single Channel LaserStar)
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Download the file Ophir
Instrument (516 KB) and run it. |
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This will run the WinZip Self-Extractor
and default to unzip the Ophir Instrument VI's to "C:\Program
Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 7.0\instr.lib"
to select a different target folder, press the "Browse"
button. |
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Press the "Unzip" button
to complete the self-extraction process. |
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Press "Close" to close
the session. |
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Ophir LabVIEW VIs FAQ
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Question: You specify LabView 7.0 or higher. Any issue with LabView 8.2 regarding compatibility with your VI’s?
Answer: We’ve recently done some in-house tests with LabVIEW 8.2 and the USBI VI’s seem to be compatible.
We’ve also had other customers working with our VI’s in LabVIEW 8, so far with no clear issue that we know.
In fact, LabVIEW usually offers/suggests that it will automatically update the VI’s when opened with a newer version of LabVIEW.
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Question: I've followed all of the instructions and receive the error "1301" etc.
Answer: Device responses take the form 1.234 (a period distinguishes between the integer and fractional part of a real number). This may not match the settings of the computer upon which the VI is running. For example, many European countries use a comma (",") in place of a period (1,234). This causes the LabVIEW VI to not "understand" the devices's response.
(Go to http://zone.ni.com/devzone/conceptd.nsf/webmain/99d21982a9f954e186256a5b0057919e the section on Period and Comma Decimal Separators for National Instrument's explanation)
Solution: LabVIEW allows the User to override the local regional settings of the computer within the LabVIEW environment. To do so
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Open LabVIEW |
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Select Menu >> Tools >> Options |
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Select Front Panel in the ListBox |
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Deselect Use localized decimal point*
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Close LabVIEW |
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Open LabVIEW and run the Ophir Instrument VIs |
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Question: In USB, Ophir VI doesn't communicate with the device.
Answer: At Ophir, we developed USB drivers for use with our USBI PC application. National Instruments USB drivers work in a different manner. Ophir drivers are not compatible with NI VISA communication. NI drivers are not compatible with Ophir's USBI PC application.
SwapINF configures Windows to associate the Ophir device with NI-VISA’s usb driver (NIVIUSBK.sys) when LabVIEW is selected. It configures Windows to associate the Ophir device with the appropriate Ophir usb drivers (windrvr6.sys) when USBI is selected
REMINDER: To work with LabVIEW, NI-VISA 3.01 or higher (from National Instruments) must also be installed.
Click here to download
the self-extracting "SwapINF Utility". Run the SwapINF utility
and follow the on-screen instructions to configure the USB speaking
device (USBI or Nova-II) for LabVIEW or USBI PC work as desired.
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