LabPro with LabVIEW Downloads > Vernier Software & Technology

We have created driver VIs and examples for LabPro. The files were created in LabVIEW version 8.2, and can also be used in versions of LabVIEW newer than version 8.2.

Installation Instructions

For Windows

Download the zip file.
Unzip/Extract the download.
Open the folder.
Move the folder called LABPRO to the LabVIEW\user.lib directory C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW X.X\user.lib
After the LABPRO folder has been placed in the LabVIEW\user.lib directory, a LabPro palette of VIs and Express VIs will appear in the LabVIEW Functions palette.
Move the folder called LabPro Examples to your desktop.
Open and run one of the examples from the LabPro Examples folder.

For Mac

Download the zip file.
Unzip/Extract the download.
Open the folder LabPro drivers and examples.
Move the folder called LABPRO to the LabVIEW\user.lib directory Macintosh HD/Applications/National Instruments/LabVIEW X.X/user.lib
After the LABPRO folder has been placed in the LabVIEW\user.lib directory, a LabPro palette of VIs and Express VIs will appear in the LabVIEW Functions palette.
Move the folder called LabPro Examples to your desktop.
Open and run one of the examples from the LabPro Examples folder.

USB Connection to LabPro

LabVIEW is able to communicate with LabPro via the USB port with the help of a shared library file (Mac and Windows) and a USB driver (Windows).

The USB driver on Windows is installed with Vernier’s Logger Pro software. If you don’t have Logger Pro installed, you download the USB driver separately.

Mac OS X does not require an additional driver. The library file is included in the LABPRO folder, in the “Driver VIs” subfolder.

Serial Connection to LabPro

Communicating with LabPro via the Serial port in LabVIEW requires the NI-VISA driver. This is a driver from National Instruments. The driver is available to be downloaded for free on the NI website, and is usually included with your LabVIEW installation CD’s.

Download NI-VISA driver »

Note for International Users

The samples are configured for a computer with a decimal separator as a period (not a comma). The setting can be changed on your computer or the VIs can be modified to work with a comma separator.