Using labwindows to talk to a mobile device

[swami45]

I have used Microsoft activesync ver. 3.8 to connect and explore my mobile device which is actually a refrigeration controller I am testing. I need to use Labwindows to talk to this mobile device.
Does Labwindows support read/writes with a mobile device? How? Any sample code? Thanks in advance for any help you may give.

Kind Regards,
Donald Jerkins

[Scott Y]

Hi Donald,

I would like to ask you for more more information about how you would like to communicate with this device. Would you like to use bluetooth or some other protocol? Are you interested only in copying files to and from the PDA or do you need more control than that? What options does the PDA have for communication?

If you can post something more about what methods your device has available for communication we will be able to give a more specific answer.

Scott Y
NI

[swami45]

Hi Scott,

I will only need to copy files to/from my pc to the mobile device.

Thanks for any help you may give.

Kind Regards,

Donald

[shahina]

Hello Donald,

Which type of mobile device are you using, if it is PDA is it PocketPC or PalmOS? Unfortunately, CVI currently does not support PDA targets. If you are interested in CVI PDA you can submit a product suggestion at http://www.ni.com/contact (select feedback under product feedback).

If you have access to LabVIEW PDA Module instead, you could create a DLL from your CVI program and call it from LabVIEW.

Good luck with your application!
Shakhina P.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[swami45]

Hi Shakhina,

This device is a custom designed controller based on the Win-CE platform. It has both USB host and client ports. I believe the engineer told me that it would appear as a PDA. I tried it on USB using Microsoft's ActiveSync and it works fine. I thought I could treat it as an actual pathname  but not so.

I noticed on MSDN.microsoft.com website, there is some documentation about ActiveSync Interfaces. I assume I can use Labwindows activeX session to communicate with these interface functionality. I have never used this feature of Labwindows before. Are there any detailed documentation out there about this? Is this even do-able?

Kind Regards,

Donald