Support Note
How do I install the LABVIEW drivers?
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1. Install your Kvaser hardware. Since the VI library calls the
canlib32.dll directly, you must install Kvaser's CANLIB driver package
and your Kvaser hardware. Installations instructions can be found
under the headline Drivers.
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2. Install Kvaser's CANLIB SDK.
We recommend
installing CANLIB SDK, i.e. Kvaser's API to all Kvaser hardware. Installing the SDK should not be necessary
for using the VI library but provides useful documentation. The
API provides overview documentation on the order of the calls.
This is useful when looking at the VI calls since they are just
wrappers for the API. Download the CANLIB SDK from the Software Download
Area [Support -> Downloads]
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3. Kvaser's VI library for LabVIEW. Do not start LabVIEW.
Instead, double click on our VI library. This will launch the
kvCanTree.vi and kvCanQuickStart.vi. kvCanTree is a list of all
the VI's in the library when you select show Diagram from the menu.
kvCanQuickStart.vi is the example program which provides a dumbed down
bus monitor. This is the easiest way to see what Kvaser's VI library for
LabVIEW is capable of. Shown below is a graphical demonstration.
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This is the
results of double clicking on the kvCanVI.lib file.
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The window below shows the kvCanExample1.vi in the full screen. This VI replaced the
original quickstart.vi.
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The window below shows the menu item to select on kvCanTree.vi to see the full
diagram.
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The window below shows the full tree diagram which shows the individual VI's in the library
that can be called (compare these functions to functions in CANlib SDK)
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