Creating New Custom Device Sample Project using LabVIEW Template

Users may use the existing templates in LabVIEW to save the time of building the project from scratch. Here the user faces difficulty in finding the template that can be used to create a sample custom device project for their application, as they couldn't find any template for custom device in reference to Implementing a Custom Device as shown in the below image while creating a new project.

This article will highlight steps necessary for users to create a sample custom device project using the available template.

Follow the instructions below to create a sample custom device project using the LabVIEW Template:

1. Follow the instructions in Installing LabVIEW Development Support for VeriStand To Access the VeriStand APIs.
2. Navigate to C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW XXXX\vi.lib\NI VeriStand\Custom Device Tools\Custom Device Template Tool as shown the below image.

3. Now double click on the Custom Device Template Tool.vi shown in the above image, it will open a VI in LabVIEW as shown in the below image.

4. Enter the Custom Device Name and browse the Target Folder path as shown in the below image and run the VI.

5. On successful creation of the project, you will be able to find the Custom Device Project path and Custom Device Library path as shown in the below image.

The created Custom Device Project will open with all required folders as shown in the below image.

Next Steps

The user can proceed making changes to the created custom device project based on the application requirement.