temperature monitor and control

[Perfluorine]

Hi,

my goal is to monitor and control the temperature of the sample during the etching process. The temperature is determined by the thermocouple. My current system is LabView 7.0. Right now I am thinking of:

1. getting a SCXI-1112 (Thermocouple Inpur module)

2. upgrading LabView to 8.2 and getting a PID Control Toolset

3. writing a code that would help to control the temperature of the sample using PID

4. getting a power source with serial connection to output the signal (and thus adjust the temperature)

If anybody knows an easier way to do monitoring/control, please help me. I am really new to this whole LabView world.

Thanks

[Meghan R]

Hello Perfluorine,

It looks like this is a duplicate question.  It has been answered here:  http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=204916

If you have any more questions, please let us know!  Have a great day,

Meghan