Replacement express VI for FP-1000 control

[lopez]

Dear Forum Members,

I have an old Field Point 1000 unit that  I would like to continue using for simple control of valves.  However, I wrote the original VI program for the unit back in 2009 and the original express VI used to create program is no longer in the Lab View 2011 suite.  Since I don't use Lab View much, I  need to relearn much of the interface format.

I have attached a screen shot of the current VI.   Could anyone give me a pointer on how to replace the fieldpoint express VI's?

thanks

[BenDAE]

Lopez,

That must be quite frustrating. I would suggest you open the example finder for fieldpoint. Help>>Find Example. Hardware Input and Output>>FieldPoint>>Getting Started. There you will find side-by-side examples using Express VI's and without. This is a quick way to get yourself familiarized with the programming. Let me know if you have any more questions! 

[lopez]

BenDAE,

Thanks for your reply.  Unfortunately, there is no help for field point, nor are there any example VI's in help ( l looked profusely).  there are many examples prior to 2005 on line, but even in my old Lab View folders I can't find the express VI's for Field Point.  I imagine the 2011 install wiped them out.

The most related expample I have found is to control a serial port device.  Here, it seems VISA is involved. 

I can see the FP-1000 it in MAX, but I don't know how to start replacing the express field point VI with something that would do the same job, which is to control valves via a FP-DO-401 unit attached to the FP-1000.

Thanks for any further pointers. 

[lopez]

Dear BenDAE,

I did see a 2011 post on the Lab View Discussion board regarding use of FP-1000 with LabView 2011.  it seems to indicate there should be a field point function palette.

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/National-Instruments-Field-Point/td-p/1635464

Is this something I have to install in Lab View 2011?  I have the 2011 full development version of lab view.  Not sure why I would not have the Field Point pallet.

Thanks

[nathand · Accepted solution]

Yes - you need to install the FieldPoint drivers with LabVIEW support.  This should be on the Device Drivers disk that came with LabVIEW 2011, or you can download it from: http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/2587/lang/en.  I don't know if FieldPoint installs by default when you install the device drivers, you may need to select it specifically.

[lopez]

Dear nathand,

I have Field point 4.0 installed, but this is not the latest version and perhaps part of my problem. I am getting some help from NI via emaill and I am confident the problem will be resolved.

I will post the solution once I have it.

Thanks

[lopez]

The Field Point Driver version was the problem.  I installed 6.0.9 and all is well, I now have a new set of VI's to use with Fieldpoint.  I was able to replace the express VI with an appropriate write function.

Thanks Tim at NI.

[RavensFan]

You really should mark Nathan's message as the solution to your problem since he is the one who siad you need to install the drivers that came with your LabVIEW 2011 disks.  Which is exaclty what you did to fix your problem.

First go to the options menu to the upper right of your message to unmark it as the solution.

[vks]

Hey,

i am using LV 2012 with cFP 2100.i am searching the "fieldpoint express VI" but it is not given in the fieldpoint function palette.

also there are examples showing the use of it,it means it is there somewhere inside LV. I am facing problem in locating it.

can anybody help me in this????

regards 

vks

[MCOTO]

Hello,

I think it is not available in the LabVIEW 2012 palette. However, you will be able to create the link this VI. Follow the process in the link below.

http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361J-01/lvdialog/create_edit_express_vi_db/

The VI is located into a LLB file in the next location.

C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2012\vi.lib\FieldPoint\express\FieldPointBlock.llb

Regards,

MCOTO