A LabWindows™/CVI™ instrument driver typically includes the following files:
1. Launch LabWindows™/CVI™ and open an .fp file
From the File menu, select Open»Function Tree (*.fp)... When prompted, navigate to the location of your installed instrument driver and load the function tree (*.fp) file.
2. Create DLL project from instrument driver.
From the Options menu, select Create DLL Project to generate a project (.prj) file that can be used by LabWindows™/CVI™ to create a DLL. Specify a pathname for the project and when prompted, load the project into LabWindows™/CVI™. Your project window should now show the project ready for compilation into a DLL, as shown below:
3. Create DLL from files generated in previous step.
From the Build menu, ensure that the Target Type is set to Dynamic Link Library and Configuration is set to Release. Then build the library by following the steps for your version of LabWindows™/CVI™:
- LabWindows™/CVI™ 2012 or earlier: Select Build»Create Release Dynamic Link Library.
- LabWindows™/CVI™ 2013 or later: Select Build»Build.
Once the DLL has been successfully created, you should get the following message:
- LabWindows™/CVI™I 2012 or earlier
- LabWindows™/CVI™ 2013 or later: The build confirmation appears in the Build Output window instead of in a message pop-up.
Note: In addition to the DLL, an import library (.lib) is also generated.