DLTS System (Trio-tech TC 1000 Temperature controller)
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From: daniel2852 on 13 Feb 2006 21:12 Hi I was trying to make DLTS(Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy) system using Agilent 4284A LCR Meter and Trio-tech TC1000 Temperature controller. I'm done with LCR Meter but I don't know how to start Temperature controller. There was labview driver for LCR Meter so I just modified exiting VI. However there is no example for controlling Temperature controller by Labview. Please help me if you can. Thanks for reading thisMessage Edited by daniel2852 on 02-13-2006 07:44 PM
From: Chris_R. on 14 Feb 2006 19:12
Hi Daniel, If you know the command set of your instrument, you can try communication using the VISA API. You probably have NI-VISA installed already since it is required for most of the instrument drivers on our web page. If you do not have it, you will need to download it from <a href="http://search.ni.com/nisearch/nisearchservlet?nistype=default&filter=+%2BProductLine%3A1640+%2Bcontentformat%3Asoftwarelib&ddown=2" target="_blank">here</a>. Is your temperature controller a GPIB Instrument? If so, try using the example I have attached below that uses the basic VISA functionality to write a command to the instrument and read back the response. You will need LabVIEW 7.0 or higher to run it. Just put in your gpib device resource name and a known command into the VISA Write and set it to read an expected number of bytes. You should be able to read command responses directly from the instrument. If this works, you can try to build your own driver around this example. You can also try using the Instrument I/O Assistant Express VI which often allows for instrument communication without instrument drivers. This can be found on the Express palette on the block diagram in LabVIEW. I also suggest going to <a href="http://www.ni.com/idnet" target="_blank">www.ni.com/idnet</a> and selecting "Request Instrument Drivers" to put in a request to our driver development team. These are considered when developing new drivers for future releases. I hope this works for you, but if you have any questions, please let me know! Chris R. Applications EngineerNational Instruments Basic GPIB Write and Read LV70.vi: http://forums.ni.com/attachments/ni/170/167492/1/Basic GPIB Write and Read LV70.vi |