Reading info from the read buffer

[Kris DeVisser]

Hi,

    I hooked up a hyperterminal to my serial port to read data. I have created the attached block diagram as a base to aquire and read the data from the terminal. I need to separate the data, tabulate it, and then store it to a file. I am not sure how I can acess the specific data such as tempature, RPMs or Pressure from the other data in the terminal. I just started using LabVIEW a weeke ago so I am pretty new with it.

    Could you please guide me in the direction that I need to go and what functions I need to use to acomplish my task?

Thanks,

Kris

[Dennis_Knutson]

First, you posted to the wrong board. Your question has nothing to do with digital I/O. The correct board is Instrument Control.

Second, I don't know what you mean by connecting a Hyperterminal to the serial port. Hyperterminal is a windows program for controlling/communicating over a serial port.

Third, it sounds like you want to read data from an instrument - not a terminal. In this case, the terminal is the pc. What is the actual make and model of the instrument you have connected?

Fourth, your image is hard to read. What do you have inside the sequence structure? It looks like some DAQ function which makes no sense at all.

Fifth, parsing string data is done with several functions on the string palette. You need to post an example of the actual string that you are reading for detailed help in how to parse what you are reading.

Last, have you looked at the available tutorials?