Where Can I Find the FlexLogger Plug-In Development Kit Examples?

Issue Details

I want to build a data acquisition system using FlexLogger without writing code, but I also need to extend its capabilities to meet specific application requirements. To do this, I am looking for ways to develop custom Plug-In using the FlexLogger Plug-In Development Kit (PDK) and need access to example plug-ins to get started. 

Solution

There are two main sources for FlexLogger plug-in examples: 

1. Community Plug-In Examples (GitHub)

National Instruments hosts a collection of community-developed plug-ins on GitHub. These examples demonstrate how to build custom I/O plug-ins and extend FlexLogger capabilities.

Visit FlexLogger Plug-In Example - GitHub, to access the examples on the GitHub.

To access the examples within FlexLogger, follow the below mentioned steps:

1. Open FlexLogger.
2. Navigate to Help >> Plug-In Development Kit.
3. Click the GitHub link provided in the documentation.

2. Default Examples Installed with FlexLogger Plug-In Development Kit

FlexLogger also includes default Plug-In examples as part of the installation. These examples are located at “%ProgramFiles%\National Instruments\LabVIEW <version>\examples\FlexLogger\IO Plugins”, which covers various plug-in types and are a great starting point for development. To learn more, navigate to FlexLogger Plug-In Development Kit User Manual.