Y545 cybernetic microsystem stepper)? I am trying to use Labview 2.2 to send serial commands on a Macintosh. I am very unfamiliar with serial commands, in general. I do know that Labview includes initialization VIs for the modem and printer(serial) ports.I have never attempted communication with that specific device, but I can give you some general information about LabVIEW and serial devices. All serial devices respond to certain commands ussually sent in ASCII. The manual for your device should have a list of accepted commands along with any special configuration setting that you might need to apply on your serial port (be it parallel or modem). In LabVIEW you just use the Serial Port Init.vi to configure the port and then the Serial Read and Write VI's to communicate with your device. Because LabVIEW is such a popular language for automating processes, there may exist drivers for your device. LabVIEW drivers are simply a collection of VI's that have the accepted commands for your device already programmed into th
em. Such drivers can be found on the NI website and on manufacturer sites. I imagine that you would have a hard time finding drivers for LabVIEW 2.2 though. You may want to consider updating your system soon.
