Has anyone connected a PXI chassis to an Instron?

[maat]

I am looking to connect or listen to an Instron (5589) so I can monitor the load and extension from the Instron, and compare it to real time voltage measurements using a 6052E card. Has anyone ever tried this? There appears to be a RS232 port on the Instron DigiLink card, but I've not yet figured out if this is what its for. Any help is very appreciated
~Matt

[mikeporter]

Several years ago I interfaced a PC to an Instron tester through the device's serial port. I don't have the documentation any more on the interface, but as I recall it was a pretty simple protocol.

Have you talked to Instron?

Mike...