USBTMC Gaussmeter

Question

Hey everybody!
I'm a total LabView newbie, so I've got a feeling that my question is probably answered in about a dozen places.  All help is appreciated, and please feel free to point me to other threads/tutorials/examples.
My company is using LabView 8.2.1 and a coworker has asked me to create a stepper motor that will rotate our device to next to a gaussmeter's probe.  The motor interface we can takle later, as for right now I'm trying to figure out the gaussmeter.  I'll be using a FW Bell 5180 hand held.  It's a USBTMC device, so it's commands are pretty straightforward.  I need to pass it strings and then read it's responses. 
The problem I'm having now is communication.  I know the device can communicate to my PC b/c the software that came with it works (displays current readings on the FW Bell software included with the device), but I cannot seem to get it to show up on NI-MAX.  I've not gone so far as creating my own USB RAW driver as described here:
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/4478
because, I believe that I don't need to according to section 3.  I guess my specific question is, how do I get my gaussmeter to 1. Show up in NI-MAX and 2. Get my gaussmeter to show up as an option under the VISA resource name dropdown menu on the Front Panel.
I'll try to answer any questions... 
Thanks again!

Answer 1

Dennis-
Not sure if this will help, but here's the fwb5100.inf file, copied and pasted directly (the only .inf included in the file folder):
[Version]
Signature = "$Chicago$"
provider  = %manufacturer%
DriverVer = 08/27/2006,0.1.12.0
CatalogFile = fwb5100.cat
CatalogFile.NT = fwb5100.cat
CatalogFile.NTAMD64 = fwb5100_x64.cat
Class = LibUsbDevices
ClassGUID = {EB781AAF-9C70-4523-A5DF-642A87ECA567}
[ClassInstall]
AddReg=libusb_class_install_add_reg
[ClassInstall32]
AddReg=libusb_class_install_add_reg
[libusb_class_install_add_reg]
HKR,,,,"LibUSB-Win32 Devices"
HKR,,Icon,,"-20"
[Manufacturer]
%manufacturer%=Devices,NT,NTAMD64
; Files
[SourceDisksNames]
1 = "Libusb-Win32 Driver Installation Disk",,
[SourceDisksFiles]
libusb0.sys = 1,,
libusb0.dll = 1,,
libusb0_x64.sys = 1,,
libusb0_x64.dll = 1,,
[DestinationDirs]
libusb_files_sys = 10,system32\drivers
libusb_files_sys_x64 = 10,system32\drivers
libusb_files_dll = 10,system32
libusb_files_dll_wow64 = 10,syswow64
libusb_files_dll_x64 = 10,system32
[libusb_files_sys]
libusb0.sys
[libusb_files_sys_x64]
libusb0.sys,libusb0_x64.sys
[libusb_files_dll]
libusb0.dll
[libusb_files_dll_wow64]
libusb0.dll
[libusb_files_dll_x64]
libusb0.dll,libusb0_x64.dll
; Device driver
[LIBUSB_DEV]
CopyFiles = libusb_files_sys, libusb_files_dll
AddReg    = libusb_add_reg
[LIBUSB_DEV.NT]
CopyFiles = libusb_files_sys, libusb_files_dll
[LIBUSB_DEV.NTAMD64]
CopyFiles = libusb_files_sys_x64, libusb_files_dll_wow64, libusb_files_dll_x64
[LIBUSB_DEV.HW]
DelReg = libusb_del_reg_hw
AddReg = libusb_add_reg_hw
[LIBUSB_DEV.NT.HW]
DelReg = libusb_del_reg_hw
AddReg = libusb_add_reg_hw
[LIBUSB_DEV.NTAMD64.HW]
DelReg = libusb_del_reg_hw
AddReg = libusb_add_reg_hw
[LIBUSB_DEV.NT.Services]
AddService = libusb0, 0x00000002, libusb_add_service
[LIBUSB_DEV.NTAMD64.Services]
AddService = libusb0, 0x00000002, libusb_add_service
[libusb_add_reg]
HKR,,DevLoader,,*ntkern
HKR,,NTMPDriver,,libusb0.sys
; Older versions of this .inf file installed filter drivers. They are not
; needed any more and must be removed
[libusb_del_reg_hw]
HKR,,LowerFilters
HKR,,UpperFilters
; Device properties
[libusb_add_reg_hw]
HKR,,SurpriseRemovalOK, 0x00010001, 1
; Services
[libusb_add_service]
DisplayName    = "LibUsb-Win32 - Kernel Driver 08/27/2006, 0.1.12.0"
ServiceType    = 1
StartType      = 3
ErrorControl   = 0
ServiceBinary  = %12%\libusb0.sys
; Devices
[Devices]
"FW Bell 5180 Gauss Meter"=LIBUSB_DEV, USB\VID_16a2&PID_5100
[Devices.NT]
"FW Bell 5180 Gauss Meter"=LIBUSB_DEV, USB\VID_16a2&PID_5100
[Devices.NTAMD64]
"FW Bell 5180 Gauss Meter"=LIBUSB_DEV, USB\VID_16a2&PID_5100
; Strings
[Strings]
manufacturer = "FW Bell"