Quantum 802BT driver

[hspec]

Hi,

I'm looking for a Labview driver for a Quantum 802BT video generator. Quantum seems to be one of the rare companies that don't provide a LV driver for their products. Any help appreciated,

Howard S.

[JenK]

Howard,

I did a search on Nationa Instrument's driver site (www.ni.com/idnet) and did not find any drivers for Quantum. I'm assuming you have already contacted Quantum? I went ahead and sent an email to Quantum asking if they have a driver, if they do I'll let you know.

You can use VISA functions in LabVIEW as long as you know the function calls for your instrument. You shouldn't need a driver to program, however that does make it easier. Repost if you have further questions about how to do this without the driver.

JenK

[JenK]

Hi Howard,

I contacted Quantum asking if they had a LabVIEW driver for your instrument. They responded and said that they have a "partial driver". They posted it to National Instrument's ftp site which you can get to by clicking here. The file is saved as labview.zip. I hope this helps you out.

JenK
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[hspec]

JenK,

Thanks for looking into this for me. I am having trouble downloading the file from the FTP site. When I click on the file I get the following error "Permission denied; an incoming directory is for uploading only". I looked in the other possible directories and could not find this file. Any ideas?

Howard

[JenK]

Howard,

I posted it to our outgoing site, click here. You should be able to download it now. Let me know if you still have problems.

JenK

[Chris_st]

Hi Guys,

I've tried to download the labview.zip file but I could not.

Could you post a valid URL or send me this archuve by mail.

I tried to communicate with QuantumData 802BT through USB and I don't know how to process !!??

Chris.

[Angela M]

Hello Chris,

I do not think Howard will still be monitoring this thread as the original post is over a year old.  If so, then perhaps he can post the file for you.  Unfortunately, the FTP site is not meant for long term storage and I do not know where the file could be found now.

As was suggested in the original thread, it is probably a good idea to check if the manufacturer has any solutions that are not posted externally on their website.  What kind of communication are you attempting.  I am not familiar with this particular instrument, but with some basic commands and interface information I may be able to help you get your program up and running.  Is there a particular error you are seeing?

Let me know if there is anything else I can help with.

Best Regards,

Angela

Applications Engineer

[Chris_st]

Hi Little A,

Thanks for your answer. I explain what I want to do.

Today I can remote control 802BT using VISA layer under LabView through RS232 communication. But I want to remote control this equipment using USB connection. QuantumData 802BT is not USBTMC compliant, so I tried to use VISA Driver Development Wizard to create an usable driver from VISA.

I used Vendor and product ID to build VISA driver, but it doesn't work. So How configure USB connection ??

Chris.

[Angela M]

Hello Chris_st,

Can you explain further how the VISA Driver Development Wizard did not work?  Were you unable to associate the VISA driver with the device?  Is there another driver already attached to the device that prevents the VISA driver from being associated with the device?  There is a KnowledgeBase online that discusses how to connect to a USB Raw device, have you seen this KnowledgeBase? 

How Can I Communicate With a Device Using NI-VISA USB RAW Mode?

I hope this document helps to clarify how you would perform this operation.  I will be happy to help further if you can provide more specific details about your device.

Regards,

Angela

Applications Engineer

[Dennis_Knutson]

How is the USB connection defined by the vendor? If it is supposed to emulate a serial port, then using the wizard to create a driver is not necessary. The vendor should have provided a driver that makes the USB port appear as a serial port. You should only use the wizard if you have detailed information on using USB RAW from the vendor. Using USB RAW is completely different than the VISA commands you are using with the serial connection.