Has anyone done any work in Labview with a Hund enviromental monitoring unit?

[Troy M]

The data cable from the unit connects to a dongle that is plugged into the parallel port of the computer. The only software that work with dongle in place is the manufacturer's software, which is not adequate. I would like to create a VI using Labview to monitor the measurements taken by the unit.

[Jeremy Braden]

Wow. You are in a tough spot. I could not find anything on our site that mentions Hund. Since the manufacturer is using a dongle, I would be surprised if they would reveal how to communicate with the instrument. If we had that information, we could do the communication in LabVIEW.

If the software program reveals some of its properties and methods using ActiveX, you can have LabVIEW use the software that controls the device. It is a long shot.

Jeremy Braden
National Instruments

[Troy M]

I did not find anything either. I plan to give Hund a call to see if they will give up the goods. I don't think they will but it is worth a try. I am not fimiliar with ActiveX. The main reason that I was trying to get/write a VI for the instrument is because with the dongle the computer will only print to an old printer that does not operate. I have tried new printers (HP) but have had no luck.

Thanks,
TroyM