Acuity AR200 Laser Profilometer Position String Parsing

[DjDaveNI]

Overview

This VI parses the string returned by an Acuity Research AR200 Laser Profilometer. It returns the hexadecimal string position data as a 1-D array of 16-bit integers (U16 data type).

Description

This VI parses the string returned by an Acuity Research AR200 Laser Profilometer. It returns the hexadecimal string position data as a 1-D array of 16-bit integers (U16 data type).

 

Requirements

 Software

• LabVIEW Base Development System 2012 (or compatible)
• If running in a Real-Time context, you will need the LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2012 (or compatible)

 Hardware

• No hardware is necessary to use this example VI

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Download and open the attached VI
2. Run the VI

Additional Information or References

**The code for this example has been edited to meet the new Community Example Style Guidelines. The edited copy is marked with the text ‘NIVerified’. Read here for more information about the new Example Guidelines and Community Platform.**

[DjDaveNI]

Overview

This VI parses the string returned by an Acuity Research AR200 Laser Profilometer. It returns the hexadecimal string position data as a 1-D array of 16-bit integers (U16 data type).

Description

This VI parses the string returned by an Acuity Research AR200 Laser Profilometer. It returns the hexadecimal string position data as a 1-D array of 16-bit integers (U16 data type).

 

Requirements

 Software

• LabVIEW Base Development System 2012 (or compatible)
• If running in a Real-Time context, you will need the LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2012 (or compatible)

 Hardware

• No hardware is necessary to use this example VI

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Download and open the attached VI
2. Run the VI

Additional Information or References

**The code for this example has been edited to meet the new Community Example Style Guidelines. The edited copy is marked with the text ‘NIVerified’. Read here for more information about the new Example Guidelines and Community Platform.**

[DjDaveNI]

Overview

This VI parses the string returned by an Acuity Research AR200 Laser Profilometer. It returns the hexadecimal string position data as a 1-D array of 16-bit integers (U16 data type).

Description

This VI parses the string returned by an Acuity Research AR200 Laser Profilometer. It returns the hexadecimal string position data as a 1-D array of 16-bit integers (U16 data type).

 

Requirements

 Software

• LabVIEW Base Development System 2012 (or compatible)
• If running in a Real-Time context, you will need the LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2012 (or compatible)

 Hardware

• No hardware is necessary to use this example VI

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Download and open the attached VI
2. Run the VI

Additional Information or References

**The code for this example has been edited to meet the new Community Example Style Guidelines. The edited copy is marked with the text ‘NIVerified’. Read here for more information about the new Example Guidelines and Community Platform.**

[DjDaveNI]

Overview

This VI parses the string returned by an Acuity Research AR200 Laser Profilometer. It returns the hexadecimal string position data as a 1-D array of 16-bit integers (U16 data type).

Description

This VI parses the string returned by an Acuity Research AR200 Laser Profilometer. It returns the hexadecimal string position data as a 1-D array of 16-bit integers (U16 data type).

 

Requirements

 Software

• LabVIEW Base Development System 2012 (or compatible)
• If running in a Real-Time context, you will need the LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2012 (or compatible)

 Hardware

• No hardware is necessary to use this example VI

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Download and open the attached VI
2. Run the VI

Additional Information or References

**The code for this example has been edited to meet the new Community Example Style Guidelines. The edited copy is marked with the text ‘NIVerified’. Read here for more information about the new Example Guidelines and Community Platform.**

[DjDaveNI]

Overview

This VI parses the string returned by an Acuity Research AR200 Laser Profilometer. It returns the hexadecimal string position data as a 1-D array of 16-bit integers (U16 data type).

Description

This VI parses the string returned by an Acuity Research AR200 Laser Profilometer. It returns the hexadecimal string position data as a 1-D array of 16-bit integers (U16 data type).

 

Requirements

 Software

• LabVIEW Base Development System 2012 (or compatible)
• If running in a Real-Time context, you will need the LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2012 (or compatible)

 Hardware

• No hardware is necessary to use this example VI

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Download and open the attached VI
2. Run the VI

Additional Information or References

**The code for this example has been edited to meet the new Community Example Style Guidelines. The edited copy is marked with the text ‘NIVerified’. Read here for more information about the new Example Guidelines and Community Platform.**

[Todd S.]

Thanks for posting.  Do you mind linking to other documentation/information about the AR200?  That way anyone who stumbles across this can learn more.