Create a Windows Dll File for Custom Checksum With LabWindows™/CVI

This article introduces how to generate a DLL file for implementing a custom checksum using NI-VCOM on Windows with LabWindows™/CVI.

1. Create project by clicking Project in the LabWindows/CVI Welcome Page. 
    
   
   
2. Right click on the project file and select Create New File. New File from Template pop up window will appear. Please select Source File and provide the file folder path of the source file.c by clicking the … and navigate to the folder. After that, click OK. 
    
   
    
3.  Right click on the project file and select Add Existing File to add the nixnet.h and NIXNETCustomInterfaceCAN.h header files. 
      
4. Select Build>>Target Type>> Dynamic Link Library
   
   
   
5. You must select the bit type. To do so, please select Build>>Configuration>>Manage Configurations. In the Manage Configurations, click Edit.
    
    
6.  The Edit Configuration windows will pop up. Please click Target Settings. 
    
7. In the Target Settings window, please click Change of the Exports. Select the nixnet.h and NIXNETCustomInterfaceCAN.h header files to be included in the DLL Export Options. 
   
8. After that, click OK in the DLL Export Options>>OK in the Target Settings>>Done in the Edit Configuration. Select Release64 in the Configuration List and click Done.
   
9. Please start build by selecting Build>>Build or use <Ctrl+M>. 
10. Upon a successful build, the DLL file will be stored in the directory below.