I'm creating an executable driver (based on the NI drivers) for a TDS
3054 intended for a computer that does not have the IVI engine.  I
would prefer to install as little software on this computer as
possible.  Is it possible for me to build the driver with the
appropriate support DLL's without installing IVI on the user's
computer?  How do I do this?

Thank you,
Zach Oberman

You have to install the IVI engine. The smallest installation you
could get would be use traditional GPIB commands and install just the
GPIB driver. For IVI, you'll need the engine, the instrument drivers,
VISA, and the GPIB driver.

Zach,

Since the tkds30xx driver you are using is IVI based, you will not be
able to use it without the IVI Engine.

If you must build an executable that does not require the IVI Engine,
then you will need to use a traditional labview driver or convert a
VXIpnp driver into LabVIEW.  Neither of those drivers would require
the IVI Engine.

At this time the only TDS 3054 driver on NI's <a
href="http://www.ni.com/idnet/">IDNet website</a> is the IVI-based
tkds30xx driver.

You may be able to obtain a traditional LabVIEW driver from
<ul><li><a href="http://www.tektronix.com/">Tektronix</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ni.com/devzone/dev_exchange/">Developer
Exchange</a></li>
<li><a
href="http://zone.ni.com/idnet97.nsf/instrumentdriverrequest/">Requesting
a driver</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ni.com/devzone/idnet/other.htm">Other
Resources</a></li></ul>
Thanks,
--Bankim