Controlling 1906 Digital Multimeter(TTi) using ARC Rs232 interface

[Schahzad]

Hello All,

I want to control  1906 Digital Multimeter by Thurlby Thandar Instruments (TTi) ,using its ARC Rs232 interface.I have downloaded driver from the http://tti1.co.uk/registered_users/downloads/drivers-download.htm  but the problem is that this driver seems to be designed for labwindows and for GPIB interface.I want to control it using labview and  Serial (ARC Rs232 ) interface.

i need advice for the solution.

Regards

Shahzad

[MXImaster]

Shahzad,

 To create LabVIEW VIs for LabWindows/CVI instrument drivers, use the LabVIEW Instrument Driver Import Wizard.

NI has an Instrument Driver Network which provides a host of Instrument Drivers, which also included the TTi 1906 CVI/LabWindows driver, if you are looking to interface any other instruments with LabVIEW I would recommend checking here first.

Hope that helps!

-Marshall R

Applications Engineering

[Dennis_Knutson]

Unfortunately, the CVI driver does not include a dll so the wizard cannot be used. Even if there was a dll, the code was not written with VISA so it cannot be easily used with a serial connection.

A DMM is a fairly easy instrument to create a driver for. At the Instrument Driver Network, there are a number of links under the Develop topic. You also have the option of using the Instrument I/O Wizard or just writing your own series of VISA Write and VISA Read commands.