Rs232 driver vi for Advanced Motion Controls Digiflex Performance Servo Drive

[ERM]

I was wondering if any one has developed a rs232 driver vi to control an AMC Digiflex servo drive. I am not a rs232 driver savvy guy and this seems the only way to control this drive other then using Driveware, the software that comes with the drive. There are some control files that are labeled Active X  but in fact do not work with the invoke property.The serial protocol is "character-based,binary,master-slave".After calling the drive company their guru said he knows of only one Labview Guy who took this task on and was successful. The only information he could give me was he lived in the Bay Area (San Francisco).

Thanks,

ERM

[pflores · Accepted solution]

ERM,

Unfortunately, our Instrument Driver (ni.com/idnet) collection does not have any drivers for your AMC device. 

You can still use LabVIEW to communicate over RS232 to your device. You will get to know the programming manual for your device very well 😉 Here are some other links that can be helpful:

Serial Communication General Concepts

Serial Instrument Control Tutorial

Regards,

Message Edited by pflores on 08-24-2009 09:19 AM

[Wayne.C]

ERM,

Most RS-232 drivers are fairly simple to create.  What would make it difficult would be if AMC was trying to keep the command set propietary. Does AMC have a communications manual for this drive that conains the RS232 commands?