Interface NI USB 6001 with a load cell sensor for weight measurement

[michael2022]

Hello everyone,

I am a beginner in LabVIEW, and I am working in a project that requires me to continuously measuring plastic weight from a conveyor.

Actually, I would like to know if there is a load cell that will be LabVIEW friendly so that I won't spend hours to troubleshoot. 

Please forward me the names of load cell because I tried load cell HX 711 with NI USB 6001, but it giving me too much headaches. 

Thank you for you help!

[Jay14159265]

Looks like the HX711 is a digital interface, I don't know your application but you don't necessarily need that to read a wheatstone bridge style load cell with a USB 6001. 

National Instruments used to have some great literature about this but I can't seem to find it online any more. I did find this: 

https://www.ni.com/en/shop/data-acquisition/sensor-fundamentals/measuring-strain-with-strain-gages.h...

Measuring a bridge style load cell is essentially the same thing. You need a voltage source and a differential ADC which you have in the USB 6001 you just need to check the specs of your load cell to see if it will work for you.