Labmaster Ultima laserpower meter

[Dany Devos]

Dear all,

i am using a remote called Labmaster Ultima, which is a laserpower meter
sold by the COHERENT AUBURN group.
I would like to communicate with it from Labview through RS-232 serial port.
I got a Ultima Connection Software (with its Source Code written in QBasic).
Either i "translate" it into Labview (maybe too difficult?!) or i find its
drivers...
Does anyone has any suggestions, maybe where I can get drivers etc. or
programs to control it in LabVIEW under Windows98?

Thanks ahead,
Best Regards.

Dany Devos.

[tnewton]

Since there are no LabVIEW drivers for your instrument on this site, you may have to contact the manufacturer to find out if they've developed one. If not, you will have to communicate with the serial communication VIs in LabVIEW. It may be worth your time to develope your own driver in LabVIEW if you plan to communicate with it extensively in LabVIEW. You'll need documentation on the command set for your instrument. If your instrument has a GPIB interface, you might consider using that instead; I've found it much easier to use, faster and more reliable than RS-232.