control of 4 mitutoyo comparators with wireless technology through labview

[Valeryhill4]

I am trying to connect 4 mitutoyo comparators with wireless technology with labview. The comparators are connected to transmitters that send the signal to a receiver which in turn is connected to a USB port. I would like to check the 4 comparators by sending them a measurement request and obtaining an output response for each of the 4 comparators that I have to use for a project at the same time. Can anybody help me?

[santo_13]

You need to share a lot more information on those devices you talk about, maybe a link to their user manuals?

It maybe possible, "if" those receivers you connect to USB have libraries that can be called in LabVIEW or Mitutoyo has published documentation on the protocol, but if Mitutoyo considers those details confidential and does not share any information of how those work, there is no easy way to use them in LabVIEW or any programming language.

[Valeryhill4]

I'll explain....
I have 4 comparators connected to a wireless transmitter with a mitutoyo receiver connected in usb to the pc through a serial port. I have to create a labview interface that allows me to make a request in ascii code provided by the mitutoyo manual with which I go to request the measurement of one comparator at a time and it is automatically entered in an excel sheet specially prepared as certification of a test laboratory. I saw that in labview I have to use the tools VISA serial, Visa write etc ... Can anyone help me in this thing in any way?

[billko]

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@Valeryhill4 wrote:

I'll explain....
I have 4 comparators connected to a wireless transmitter with a mitutoyo receiver connected in usb to the pc through a serial port. I have to create a labview interface that allows me to make a request in ascii code provided by the mitutoyo manual with which I go to request the measurement of one comparator at a time and it is automatically entered in an excel sheet specially prepared as certification of a test laboratory. I saw that in labview I have to use the tools VISA serial, Visa write etc ... Can anyone help me in this thing in any way?

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Help us help you.  We have no idea how to talk to your instruments, so we need to look at the manual to see what it expects from us - and what we are expecting back (if anything).  Then we can help you help yourself.  So if you could at least post a link to the manual, as was suggested above, if not upload it, we can begin.

[santo_13]

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@Valeryhill4 wrote:

I'll explain....
I have 4 comparators connected to a wireless transmitter with a mitutoyo receiver connected in usb to the pc through a serial port. I have to create a labview interface that allows me to make a request in ascii code provided by the mitutoyo manual with which I go to request the measurement of one comparator at a time and it is automatically entered in an excel sheet specially prepared as certification of a test laboratory. I saw that in labview I have to use the tools VISA serial, Visa write etc ... Can anyone help me in this thing in any way?

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You've been giving the same vague description and not providing us additional information to understand what is that "wireless transmitter with a mitutoyo receiver" and how it shows up on the computer. Please remember, many of us would not have heard of the brand "Mitutoyo" (folks with mechanical knowledge/background typically know the brand) and we are LabVIEW developers.

[JimB.]

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@Valeryhill4 wrote:

I'll explain....
I have 4 comparators connected to a wireless transmitter with a mitutoyo receiver connected in usb to the pc through a serial port. I have to create a labview interface that allows me to make a request in ascii code provided by the mitutoyo manual with which I go to request the measurement of one comparator at a time and it is automatically entered in an excel sheet specially prepared as certification of a test laboratory. I saw that in labview I have to use the tools VISA serial, Visa write etc ... Can anyone help me in this thing in any way?

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Sounds like it represents as a virtual serial device? Try this presentation:

https://labviewwiki.org/wiki/VIWeek_2020/Proper_way_to_communicate_over_serial

If that doesn't help, please provide more detail about the specific problem you are having. What have you tried? Where are you getting stuck?

[santo_13]

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@Valeryhill4 wrote:

I am trying to connect 4 mitutoyo comparators with wireless technology with labview. The comparators are connected to transmitters that send the signal to a receiver which in turn is connected to a USB port. I would like to check the 4 comparators by sending them a measurement request and obtaining an output response for each of the 4 comparators that I have to use for a project at the same time. Can anybody help me?

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Another approach, are you looking to hire someone who can do the work for you or are you planning to learn and do it yourself with guidance from the Forum members?

[Valeryhill4]

I am new to the labview world, I bought a book with the guidelines, and I am spending a lot of time in front of the pc. I am looking in every way with the suggestions of those who have experience in the field, trying to understand and emulate the examples that are found on the forums. I'm not trying to get anyone to do the work ... I'm just looking for suggestions on how to go about intervening, since it's not at all easy to get the two sides to communicate.

[billko]

You're not doing a good job of helping us to help you.  Is there a reason you aren't complying with any of the instructions we've given you so far?  These instructions don't even relate to LabVIEW.  They are steps you can take to help us understand the problem.

Unless you provide the needed information, we can't help you.

[Valeryhill4]

Hi guys, I carried on with the work and documented myself. In this way I was able to carry on with the work.
Everything works, I can request the measurements from the comparators and they respond with the measurement. Now I have a problem that I can't solve, I would like to take the 4 string data and connect them to an excel file and place them on 4 columns. Furthermore, on the first two columns of the excel file I would like to have the date and time of the moment in which I press the request button for the first measure.
In reality, the ideal would be to make everything automatic, ie I press a single button and read the date and time and the 4 readings at slightly different times as they work on the same wireless frequency.