I need some help to control isel C 142-4 controller with Labview

[kawantino]

I need some help
I have a C142-4 ISEL controller and i need to control with Labview via a serial port. I am a beginner with Labview
Could you please send me any help
Thanks in advance
Michael

[Dennis_Knutson]

There are example programs for serial communication. Before writing/using LabVIEW, test your connection and the commands with a program such as putty or MAX (Measurement and Automation Explorer). MAX is installed when you install NI-VISA which is necessary. The com port has to be listed in MAX before LabVIEW can use it.

[kawantino]

First i want to thank you for your reply.
I ensured that the port is working and displayed in MAX list.
it is my first time to use Labview and i don't know the other steps to control the isel C142-4 controller

it would be so much appreciated if you can help me further.

Thanks in advance 
Michael

[Dennis_Knutson]

Your first steps have nothing to do with LabVIEW. As I already said, use a terminal emulation program to test the cable, com port settings, and the commands that are in the programming manual. A quick glance at the manual shows that you can download programs or run in immediate mode. Look at those immediate commands and see if the instrument responds. Once you've done that, then you start thinking about LabVIEW code and only after you've completed some of the free tutorials.

[greppm]

I don´t know if you already downloaded the LabVIEW example VI´s. If not you can find them by following this link:

https://www.isel.com/germany/de_en/produkte/software/treiber/labview.html

There is also included a small getting started guide for the example VIs.

I hope this will help you.

[kawantino]

Thanks a lot for your help

yes I already went there and downloaded the file. But I can't use it with LabVIEW because my experience is very weak in LabVIEW.

I did exactly as the Guide stated but I don't know how to use the driver from the LabVIEW.

It would be a great kindness from you if you can explain to me how can I register the driver in lab view so that I can use it.

Thanks in advance
Michael

[Dennis_Knutson]

At http://www.ni.com/downloads/instrument-drivers/ there are links that explain what a driver is and how to use one. You first need to take some of the free tutorials, though. Most are listed at https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-40451.

[rajeswari1997]

Hello Everyone,

I am working on isel Stepper moter controller C142-4 which is used to control the axes moment. I have tried to operate it with the LabVIEW program that has been downloaded from the isel website by correcting all the errors but It didnot work. I have also tried the serial port communication program from the examples programs but this also did not work. So have tested it with other softwares to see if there is problem with the configuration or interface, but this is working with other softwares like Advanced Serial Port Monitor and RS Terminal. There is no problem with the hardware, the connections, the serial port and configuration, But there is no Axes movement when I am using Labview program. Any help would be great.

Thanking You

Yours Sincerely,

Rajeswari