Better interface to UWTC wireless temperature system from Omega

[marques51]

I'm not sure if this the right choice to my case. I'm a newbie in Labview from Brazil, and I'd like to create a better visual interface to wireless temperature measurament from devices called UWTC ( Omega control).

These kind of devices use a receiver called REC-1 that is a serial-usb  device ( ftdi chip).

this is the device specs: http://www.omega.com/pptst/UWTC-REC1_2.html

Here you have the wireless receiver data packet to this device.:ftp://ftp.omega.com/public/DASGroup/products/UWTC/UWTC_Wireless_Receiver_Data_Packet_Format_Specific...

and the software from Omega: ftp://ftp.omega.com/public/DASGroup/products/UWTC/

I can get the dates from it.

this supply : process temperature - ambient temperature - strenght of rf signal- battery charge - and device address in the net.

if somebody would like to help me i can supply more information

that is the kind of interface I'd like to get

[nyc_(is_out_of_here)]

Were you planning on paying someone for their work?

[marques51]

hello nyc

thank you for reply

I'm live in Brazil, excuse my poor English, and that is a personal project ( in my professional carrier I'm a marketing manager)

I really like to understand how the stuffs work...

For this project i had a excellent results,I've taken a temperature measurement from the devices inside a thermic box that is in a oven a 310 C.

but the software from Omega is to poor. just an example : I'd like to have datallog starting in 0 Segundo, and increment each 1 min( or a time that I choice). but the datalog only use the pc timer, them in my chart ( or excel data) I only can see time like 13:04:05..is a pain in the ass....
ok..as I told is a personal project, but if you have skills to do that I can pay around U$ 100,00 by PayPal to you. .is not too much...but you’ll get a Brazilian friend, and somebody that will be in a great debt with you...I believe is not too a complicate task ( but I'm not sure...because I don't know nothing about this kind of programs)..and, to be honest, I'm not sure if labviem is the right software to do that , or I need other kind of language ( like C++)

that is it.....if accept my propose , we can talk about here : markes51@terra.com.br

my face book ( where you can see photos about brazil nature that I’ve taken): https://www.facebook.com/josemarques.lopes.5

[nyc_(is_out_of_here)]

If you are serious about paying someone, post your job at http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Job-Openings/bd-p/JobPost

[marques51]

heloo

ok..thank you

[Dennis_Knutson]

That amount of money will only get you about an hour or two of a professional's time. I would suggest you take some of the free tutorials and attempt to do the coding yourself.

[marques51]

hello dennis

thank you for repply

i'm trying to do that. (to learn  tutorials). My main problem is how to convert the dates from device ( that  I have the data packed) to a "real"word ( temperature, siganl rf, etc...)...Is hard to a newbie with 55 years old that never seen it..

thank you again

[Dennis_Knutson]

Show what you have tried. From what I read, you would read one byte at a time until you see the start byte. You then read two bytes and calculate the length. Read that number of bytes and convert.

[stacey54]

I am also searching for a way to interface with UWTC receiver and transmitter.  I've tried using VISA for the serial USB communication, but it isn't working.  Does this wireless receiver / transmitter system require MODBUS communication?  My experience has been with NI DAQ, wired instruments using VISA and NI WSN wireless using Real Time, but I haven't worked with outside instruments that are wireless.