VI for Walker Scientific Power Supply Control PSC 4

[Jayakumar]

I am inneed of the VI for the captioned instrument.  i have searched the instrument Drive in NI website and also tried to google it. I couldn't find. Is there anyone using the same and if so could you please let me know how to get the same?

[KrisnaWisnu]

Hi Jayakumar,

I am not familiar with your instruments, hence I could not comment so much about it. Could you post some information like Manual? Datasheets? At least you can use NI Visa to communicate with the instruments if you know the command set.

Hope to hear from you soon

Sincerely,

Krisna Wisnu

[Jayakumar]

Hi,

Sorry for the late reply. I got the manual for the instrument now only. It was not available online and i had to write to the company to get it. I attach the manual here. Yes, as  you said i am trying to use the NI VISA  to build the instrument driver. As I am trying to built a Driver for the first time, i am a bit confused.. Now i am reading a bit about these.......

Thank you for your advise.

In future too,  I will turn to you for advise. Thank you once again......

Jayakumar.

[KrisnaWisnu]

Hi Jayakumar,

I just glanced through with the manual and I noticed that the instrument can be controlled with RS 232 (Serial) and IEEE 488 (GPIB). The command set is well documented, I do not think you need to make an instrument driverfor your device (if you are tight with time constraint). You can select one of the protocol RS 232 or IEEE 488 and try to create a program that suits your project/work. For a simple one, you can refer to the examples, (RS 232) Basic Serial Write and Read.vi and (IEEE 488) GPIB-VISA.vi, connect your instrument with either protocol and start sending the command set. If the simple test works, then you can develop more complicated program.

PS: You can find the examples at NI Example Finder (Help>>Find Examples...) then Hardware Input and Output>>Serial and Hardware Input and Output>>GPIB.

Hope that helps!
Sincerely,

Krisna Wisnu

Message Edited by Krisna Wisnu on 12-05-2008 03:14 AM

[bc7041]

Hi Jayakumar,

I have tested PSC-4, MG-10D in LV Example(Seial, GPIB, Visa).

But I do not acquire good result.

If you test PSC-4, MG-10D, Please inform test result.

Sincerely yours,

Bongchan Park