How can I calibrate my devices for thermocouples using VB.NET?

[DieselPower]

The software we were using prior to my introduction of VB.NET and Measurement Studio 8 was written in LabVIEW.  Another developer here had written some VI that would calibrate our SCXI thermocouple modules.  My software required the latest version if NIDAQ, and his VI no longer runs on these machines.  How can we perform a calibration of our temperature modules now?

We are using 1125s and 1328s

Thanks.

[bspears]

Hi,

We don't actually have full examples written for calibration for a couple of reasons. The calibration procedure will be different depending on the device you're calibrating and the equipment you're to calibrate. If an example program is not used correctly then it could damage your device. We have excellent tutorials available to learn how to write a calibration routine.

https://www.ni.com/en/support/documentation/supplemental/06/archived--scxi-external-calibration-with...

However, it looks like you previously had someone write a calibration routine in LabVIEW. I would suggest getting that routine to work again rather than write a new one. What possibly happened is you installed the newest driver CD which may have removed Traditional DAQ which is what the calibration routine used. The version of Traditional DAQ you'll use will depend on the LabVIEW version you have but most likely you'll use version 7.4.

Hope this helps!

B Spears