I'm working with a potentiostat/galvanostat model 273 and I'm trying to read the voltage of a battery using LabVIEW and a DAQ 6009 as an interface from National Instruments. The problem I'm having is actually communicating with this device. Since it's old it seems like simply using a Data Acquisition VI is not enough to communicate with it. Does anyone know to work this device at all? The instructions manual for it is not very useful. Also is it possible to send commands from the computer without using a GPIB or RS232 cable?
Sorry. It looks like you provided more information in the subject. If it's a Princeton, then you have to use either GPIB or serial. Serial is cheap but much slower.
Is there no other way to communicate with it other than the GPIB or serial? We've seen a lab before that used a PCI 6052E to communicate and it worked perfectly. It is a Princeton model
It's not completely necessary to control it from the computer. I can probably use to front panel to adjust the settings. But as of right now I'm working on receiving a signal from it and processing it in a waveform format on LabVIEW
For remote control options, you need to ask princeton. The only options I saw in the brochure are the ones I mentioned. Otherwise, go back to the lab using the DAQ card and ask them.
I have had the best luck with converters that use the FTDI chip.
Some converters use a Prolific. My preference is FTDI but I've also used ones with Prolific. They are cheap enough that you can buy one of each and experiment with.
