Simulate a PXIe-5172 to Use in LabVIEW

Updated Jan 26, 2026

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  • PXIe-5172

Issue Details

I want to simulate an oscilloscope PXIe-5172 in NI Measurement and Automated Explorer (NI MAX) and use it in LabVIEW; however, I can't find the device in the list of available simulated devices.

 
 

Solution

You can not simulate a PXIe-5172 in NI MAX. However, you can simulate a PXIe-5172 in LabVIEW using the niScope Initialize With Options VI of the NI-SCOPE driver. This requires that you have the NI-SCOPE driver installed. In addition, you have to use correct model names  5172 (4CH - 325T), 5172 (8CH - 325T) and 5172 (8CH - 410T) for option string of niScope Initialize With Options function to simulate the corresponding PXIe devices.

The option strings are:

  • Simulate = 1, DriverSetup = Model:5172 (4CH - 325T); BoardType:PXIe
  • Simulate = 1, DriverSetup = Model:5172 (8CH - 325T); BoardType:PXIe
  • Simulate = 1, DriverSetup = Model:5172 (8CH - 410T); BoardType:PXIe
 

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