Trouble connecting PHD 2000 INFUSION Harvard apparatus syringe pump

[victoria1234]

Hello, 

I am currently trying to connect my Harvard Apparatus PHD 2000 Infusion syringe pump to LabVIEW. The pump is currently connected to my PC through the I/O port. However, when the pump is connected, it switches between interrupt and infuse modes. I have downloaded the driver for this pump, but when I open the driver and scan for instrument drivers, only the drivers are listed, not the instrument. How can I connect my syringe pump to my PC? When I go to NI MAX, it allows me to validate the port, but when I go to the NI Device Monitor, it says "No NI devices detected." Every time I hit run, my pump stops for a second. However, as I mentioned before, my pump does not appear when I check for instruments connected. What am I doing wrong? Do I need to use the RS-232 ports instead of the I/O port? Does anyone have an updated code for LabVIEW that is compatible with my pump?

PHD 2000 Syringe Pump Series Manual (harvardapparatus.com)

Harvard Apparatus haphd - Serial Driver for LabVIEW - National Instruments (ni.com)

[ZYOng]

The NI Device Monitor says "No NI devices detected."

Harvard Apparatus PHD 2000 is not a NI device hence you cannot use it to detect or configure it.

Based on the manual of PHD 2000. It only supports the external interface of RS-232 and TTL. If you take a look at the program of the driver, it uses a default COM0 of the serial port.

[AnalogKid2DigitalMan]

And the serial port connections are the RJ style jacks, not the 9 pin DSub connector (a poor choice to do so IMO).

Start on pg 25 of your manual for Serial Comms.

-AK2DM

[victoria1234]

So, once I Connect the machine with an RJ style jack connector my computer should detect it immediately? If not, how can I make it detect my pump? 

[AnalogKid2DigitalMan]

No, MAX will not detect it as a pump, it will only detect your serial COM port.

-AK2DM