Is it possible to read from/write to VISA instruments on the client side of a hosted LV application?

[ijustlovemath]

I want to be able to run an LV application that I've written on any computer, without actually distributing the application. I have a Linux box at home that I could host this on. The application reads from VISA compatible sensors and writes to some VISA compatible pumps. Is this possible? How would I handle timeouts/connection drops using this? Can I deploy this application to Linux? I have the Application Builder, but so far I've only figure out how to build .exe's with that.

[crossrulz]

You might want to look into the LabVIEW Web Services.  Then your clients just need a web browser to see the data and manipulate your application.

If you are building for a Linux machine, then you need to have the LabVIEW for Linux.  The installer is created much the same way as the executable, create a build spec for an installer.

[ijustlovemath]

Are LabVIEW Web services capable of handling USB things? As in, a drop down menu for choosing a VISA instrument would show instruments that are on the clients machine instead of the ones hooked up to the host? Also, is LV for Linux an additional license?

[crossrulz]

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@ijustlovemath wrote:
Are LabVIEW Web services capable of handling USB things? As in, a drop down menu for choosing a VISA instrument would show instruments that are on the clients machine instead of the ones hooked up to the host?

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No, the devices would have to be on the machine that is running the application, which is the Linux machine.  If you want your clients to run the application, I recommend just making an installer and install it on each machine that needs to run it.  I wouldn't trust trying to have multiple machines running the same application from the same location.