Retrieving the information from a yokogawa gp20

[chob]

I am trying to access and retrieve information from the Yokogawa GP 20 via labview and I'm not sure how to get started. Like how do I connect labview to my yokogawa? Do I use a static IP? And should I use Labview VISA to communicate to the instrument?

Any help would be appreciated thanks

[chob]

Additionally how do I find the scpi commands for the gp20? I didn't find anything on the instrumentation manuals

[RTSLVU]

National Instruments has a LabVIEW "driver" available for download for your instrument 

Models Supported by this Driver

Models	Tested?	Description
GM10		Paperless recorder
GP10		Paperless recorder
GP20		Paperless recorder
GX10		Paperless recorder
GX20		Paperless recorder

[Kyle97330]

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@chob wrote:

Additionally how do I find the scpi commands for the gp20? I didn't find anything on the instrumentation manuals

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Which manual?

This one appears to be chock full of commands:

https://web-material3.yokogawa.com/IM04L51B01-17EN.pdf

(Not SCPI, though.)

To use VISA, follow this set of instructions:

https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA03q000000x3gXCAQ&l=en-US

You'll need the "raw socket" option probably.  Note that in the PDF I linked, the port you'll need to enter is 34434 by default.

[RTSLVU]

You know the Labview instrument drivers usually comes with some sample code to get you started.

Anyway if that device is LXI compatible (and most instruments with Ethernet communications are) then setting it up in NI-Max (Measurement and Automation Explorer) and using it in LabVIEW is literally a piece of cake.

Accessing an LXI device through VISA is no different than accessing any other instrument on any other interface using VISA.

[SimonSeybold]

Hello, I also have problems to read data from a Yokogawa GP10.
The temperature recorder is connected via Ehternet. VISA 5.4 is installed.
With the help of NI-MAX, the recorder is aswering but when i try one of the examples there is a problem with the initialization.
Is ist necessary to have a user with ID and Password? 
Thanks for your Answer.