keithley 2000 with AD007

[RobertBNL]

I am new to LabView and am attempting to write a program that will record data from a keithley 2000 digital multimeter. So far I can only send "one-shot" commands to read the data. However, my expermiment requires readings to be taken many times a second. I am communicating with the multimeter via a AD007 Tektronix GPIB Lan Adapter. The LabView version I am using is Labview 6.1. If anyone has any idea on how to send GPIB commands to the multimeter using a labview interface, it would be GREATLY appreciated.

Robert

[Dennis_Knutson]

Are you using a driver? There should be a driver for it on your LabVIEW Instrument Driver CD or you can download one from here. There is an IVI and a LabVIEW driver. The IVI DMM class has a Read Multi Point that is probably what you want to use if the instrument supports it.

[RobertBNL]

Thanks,
I downloaded the drivers for the multimeter and the switch. The drivers for the switch work great; however, I am having some issues with the multimeter still. I downloaded the IVI compliance pack and installed it. It says that it is not compatable with MAX 2.6 which is what I use and says I need 3.0 in order to use IVI class drivers. Is there anyway to run the multimeter without having to install MAX 3.0?

Thanks,
Robert

[Dennis_Knutson]

I'm not sure what's in this driver that requires IVI 2.0. I use other IVI drivers with 1.83 that you can get Keyword Search: Keithley. If that doesn't work, you could try the LabVIEW driver for the same instrument.

Message Edited by Molly K on 02-18-2005 11:55 PM