Read data from a Fluke 289 multimeter using LabVIEW

[hankp123]

Download the drivers for the fluke 187 meter and then use the changes in my code. If you can't get it to work after that, let me know and I will resubmit it with changes.

-Hank

[Fidelius]

working read data from Fluke....Thanks for you help

[widhi]

Hello!

I had some troubles reading the fluke 289 in labview and got directed to this thread. I tried to use you vi and use the driver that i downloaded from the instrument driver but i still can get a reading. I got the following error "error -1073807341" invalid access mode. Is there any other modification that I have not done yet?

Sincerely Yours,

Widhi 

[Fidelius]

Hi Widhi,

your program must begin with INITIALIZE, after that you need wait a long time, I used 10 seconds, and after that you can read data.

[widhi]

Hello Fidelius!

Thank you very much for your reply. So, I basically used the vi code that I got from hankp123. My LabVIEW version is 8.20, so I changed the vi to be able to open in lower version. I got the vi and f18x driver. What I did was I copied the f18x driver that I got from the conversion to the library and open the vi. I also changed the baud rate to 115200. I also changed the time from 1 to 10 but I still do not get any readings. I still got the same error message. If there is a problem in the downconversion, would you help me to downconvert the original file of vi to LabVIEW version 8.20?

I attached the block diagram capture and also the vi that I have. I hope that you can help me to figure out something that I might have missed.

Thank you!

Widhi

[Albert.Geven]

Is this instrument capable of 115200 bits/sec?

this is max for older pc's and instruments usually are much slower!

[widhi]

Hi Albert!

I changed it to 115,200 based on the previous recommendation since I need to modify the example of Fluke 18x series. I tried to use the original number and change it but there result was no good, I still cannot get the reading. 

Sincerely,

Widhi

[Fidelius]

Hi Widhi

Here is an example to read from fluke 289

[widhi]

Hi Fidelius!

Thank you very much for the snapshot. They were really a great help for me. However, there is still a problem that I encountered. The measurement bar and graph did not change eventhough the reading on the multimeter is changed. All the process are okay, no error or warning given. But the output from the fl18 is always zero, so there is no change to the data shown. I tried to change the block in the read measurement vi but when I did it, the value that is calculated after the shift register is added with the last number read by the system. I attached the vi for more details.

Thank you so much!

Widhi 

[widhi]

Hi!

I tried to change the block 'scan for string' in the 'read measurement vi' and it turned out to be working. however, the loop takes sometime before it can reach the average value. the time axis looks like it didn't move at all. Any tips to make the reading runs faster? Thank you! 

Regards,