Monday, October 7, 2013

How to check port serial for NI LABVIEW usage on Mac?

I've gotten into confusion as the view of serial port in Mac Labview is not the same as in Windows.

What does the ASRLX:INSTR represents?
ASRLx represents the same as the COMx in Windows...
Ex: ASRL1:INSTR == COM1

So how do I check this port? I'm not familiar with this.

So what I did was...

Alhamdulillah, the NI VISA (required to run Labview) has the "NI-VISA Configuration" to check on the serial number.

1. Open the Application - National Instruments - NI-VISA - NI-VISA Configuration
2. At the Resource Editor tab, it will list the ports available and their status.
3. Select one of the port, click Edit.
4. Verify the 'Binding' with your desired port. [/dev/cu.xxxxxx]


Now, Shimmer works on my Mac! ALhamdulillah tsummal hamdulillah :)