LabVIEW drivers, Omega Tempbook

[Ron_b]

Are there any LabVIEW drivers available to communicate with the Omega Tempbook/66 module??  I have a laptop connected to the Tempbook through the printer port (LPT1).  While I can acquire measurements with the Omega-provided software, DAQView, I am not able to do it with LabVIEW.  I tried to open a VISA session with the Measurement and Automantion Explorer with no luck.  Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Ron

[MissyS]

Hi Ron,

I found the user manual for this instrument. It looks like it has it's own API for programming. It would be easier to install their driver (it sounds like you already have it working with DAQView), and use their API in LabVIEW using the Call Library Function Node to call the functions. This would be easier, as it does not look like there is an easy ASCII application programming interface that you can use with NI-VISA for this instrument. See chapter 10 for the functions you would use.

If you have LabVIEW 8.20, there is a new feature that allows you to import external code into LabVIEW much more easily. Here is some info about the Shared Library Import Wizard.

Otherwise, it is still possible to call this external code in LabVIEW. See this link for more information about the Call Library Function Node.

I hope this helps!

Regards,

[Ron_b]

MissyD,

Thanks for the information.  I'll have to explore that.  I'll let you know how it turns out.

Thanks again,

Ron