External communication with Konica Minolta CS-2000 Spectroradiometer

[Bernd2000]

Does anyone could send me a LabView Excample how to communicate with the CS-2000.

 

I tried the instructions of the “CS-2000 communication Specification”

e.g. “MEAS,1” but ever got the error response ER00

[UM]

Hello,
please use the following tutorial, to control a USB-device via VISA.

USB Instrument Control Tutorial
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/4478

Regards

Ulrich

AE NI-CER

[unclebump]

Does the device show up as a comm port when connected to the computer?? Could you attach the pdf file with the communication specs??

[Bernd2000]

If I connect the CS-2000 I get a new com port (COM3). I used the normal serial communication VIs and got the error massages as discribed.

See technical note.

[unclebump · Accepted solution]

Then you should be able to use portmon to watch the software from Konica minolta actually talk to the device and reverse engineer the labview code. Looks like you will need to append a CR, LF, or CR+LF to the end of your command string. Post your labview code and the portmon data capture.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896644.aspx

[Bernd2000]

Thanks a lot.

With this tool I found the problem.

The communication and connection was correct, I used the wrong command.

You have first to switch the device into the remote mote with “RMTS,1” (witch in not really good described in the communication note).

Now I get a positive response from the CS-2000.

 

Problem solved!