Device selector

The Device Selector is a Kipling view that allows you to find and select one or more LabJack devices. These devices can be connected directly to your computer via USB, or in a Ethernet/Wifi network.

Access the Device Selector

When you start Kipling for the first time and you haven't connected a T4 or a T7 LabJack device to it, you will be greeted with a screen that looks like the example in the screenshot above.

And this is the Device Selector. You can alway go back to this view by clicking on the "Device Selector" tab (marked "1" above).

The Device Selector gives you a couple of ways to find and connect to a LabJack device.

Device scanner

The first and easiest way to find and select a LabJack device is the scanner (marked in the box, above). Click the appropriate interface box for your LabJack, and click on the refresh button.

You don't need to know the model or the serial number of the device or any other identifying information, such as the IP address. All you've got to do is connect the device and click on the refresh device button, and it will go out and search for a connected device.

Direct connect

The second method is Direct Connect. To use this method you need to have some identifying information about your LabJack:

1. Device type (such as T4 or T7).

2. The connection type (such as USB or Ethernet)

3. An identifier, which is a customizable unique name for your LabJack.

As long as you know what you have connected to your computer or to your network, you'll be able to connect Kipling directly to the device by selecting the appropriate settings.

There is extensive documentation about the Direct Connect method on the LabJack website. This is where you can find information about things such as the Identifier Parameter and what this can be.

Let's look at an example.

In the photo above you can see a LabJack connected to my computer via the USB interface.

Let's try out the scanner option.

Go to Kipling and click on the Device Selector view. Under Scan Options, check the USB option (1), and then click on the Refresh button (2). Kipling will find yor LabJack and show it under the scanner. Notice the "USB" label (3).

Next, let's try the Ethernet interface.

In the scanner, select the Ethernet option (1), and click on Refresh Devices (2). The result will now also include the Ethernet label (in addition to the USB interface, which is still connected).

At this point, of course, it doesn't really matter which option (USB or Ethernet) I decide to use to work with the LabJack device. Either one will give you the exact same functionality.