1. A computer-implemented method for performing a measurement function, the method comprising: transmitting at least a portion of a graphical program to a hub device over a network; the hub device executing the at least a portion of the graphical program; the hub device sending one or more commands to a measurement device via wireless means in accordance with a wireless communication protocol in response to said executing; the measurement device performing the measurement function in response to said one or more commands, thereby generating resultant data; and receiving the resultant data from the measurement device via wireless means.