1. A computer-implemented method for performing a measurement function, the method comprising: transmitting at least a portion of a graphical program to a first device over a network, wherein the graphical program comprises a plurality of interconnected nodes that visually indicate functionality of the graphical program; the first device executing the at least a portion of the graphical program; the first 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 the first device receiving and storing the resultant data from the measurement device via wireless means.