Simulating NI Digital Multimeters

Simulating NI Digital Multimeters

You can simulate your DMM. This is particularly useful if you are developing your applications and the hardware you are using is unavailable.

To simulate a device, complete the following steps:

• LabVIEW
  1. Use niDMM Initialize With Options.
  2. Add "Simulate=1,DriverSetup=Model:[4050, 4060, 4065, 4070, 4071, 4072]; BoardType:[PCMCIA, PCI, PCIe, PXI, USB]" to the Option String of the VI.
• CVI/C++/Visual Basic
  1. Use niDMM_InitWithOptions.
  2. Add "Simulate=1,DriverSetup=Model:[4050, 4060, 4065, 4070, 4071, 4072]; BoardType:[PCMCIA, PCI, PCIe, PXI, USB]" to the Option String of the function.

For example, to simulate the NI PCI-4065, the option string would be:

"Simulate=1, DriverSetup=Model:4065; BoardType:PCI"

Supported Combinations

Model	Board Type
4050	PCMCIA
4060	PXI, PCI
4065	PXI, PCI, PCIe, USB
4070	PXI, PCI
4071	PXI
4072	PXI

If the Instrument Descriptor parameter and the Driver Setup property are not specified, an NI PXI-4070 is simulated by default. If the Driver Setup string is not provided, and the Instrument Descriptor parameter specifies a valid device, the device of the Instrument Descriptor property is simulated. If the Driver Setup string is specified, the Instrument Descriptor property is ignored.