Read data from a Fluke 289 multimeter using LabVIEW

[MariMS]

Hi,

I would like to know if I can use LabVIEW to read the measurements taken with a Fluke 289 multimeter?

If not, which of the Fluke multimeter can be read by LabVIEW?

Thanks

Marisol

[Dennis_Knutson]

I don't see a driver listed for it at the Instrument Driver Network but that doesn't mean you can't connect to it. If it has a serial/GPIB/USB/Ethernet port, you can write a program using VISA to comunicate with it. You can also check with Fluje to see if they have a driver that they've written. If you want to see which instruments already have a driver, at the above link, you can select to view a list by manufacturer and then narrow it down by instrument type.

[Sergiy]

Hi Marisol,

You can use example fot FLUKE 189.

Just modify something.

Change 9600 to 115200.

Change expected responce from 18x to 28x

Also 289 has much longer RESET time. I added 5 sec delay.

I do not remember all my modifications, but it worked.

Best regards,

Sergiy

[Nsmith]

After contacting NI & Fluke engineers, I was able to get this working for basically just reading the active meter display data.

Using the Fluke 18x driver as a starting point:

1- The baud rate needs to be changed to 115200...the rest should be the same (no parity, 8 bits, 1 stop bit)

2- Like the other guy said, the 289 takes a long time to restart, so a delay needs to be inserted into the "Reset" sub-vi

3- The 289 responds to commands with a different syntax than the 18x series...the "Read Measurement" sub-vi therefore needs to be modified to interpret the ASCII string the 289 responds with.  Attached is a document, obtained freely and courtesy of Fluke, that explains the communication protocol.  Please note that Fluke also specified that "When we developed the 289 it was with the intention that the meter will be used with our software and cable. We have a document, that I am attaching, that has information on sending information to another instrument or to create your own program. Please keep in mind that this information is being provided as-is. We will not be able to provide any additional support on this document."

With these mods,you should be good to go (at least to read data...I'm not good enough with Labview to effectively write the new driver) 

[max_wie]

Hy

Do someone have a picture, how the VI should look!

Can someone make a screenshot from a working VI?

I tried it but it didn`t work!

Thx Max

[Sergiy]

Hi Max,

What did you try?

Did you see ID response string?

Did you see long RESET at least?

BR,

Sergiy

[max_wie]

Hy

I tried it with the driver for 189, just changed baudrate  and time to wait, but nothing happened!

At least i tried it without the driver, just sent qm and read the string,this worked!

greetz

Max

[hankp123]

So I finally got the 287 (which should work the same as the 289) to work with the fluke 18x drivers. Code is a little messy because I haven't had a chance to clean it up but here you go...

[Fidelius]

Hola estoy tratando adquirir datos de un fluke 289 por medio de labview. Baje el programa fluke 287.vi de este foro, pero no fuciona. No encuentra los subvis, por ejemplo, el fl18x initialize. donde puedo bajar estos subvis?

[jjp377]

Como mentionaron en la ultima requesta el VI usa el driver para el modelo 18x