I have a B&K Precision 1688B switching-mode power supply (0-18 V, 20 A max) in a test rig. I simply want to record (not control) its voltage and current output measurements with my rig's VI. The power supply has a USB port, but B&K does not have a LabVIEW driver for the device.
BK did make its own software (HCS operating software) to control this power supply. HCS offers datalogging services, but I'd like to record all my measurements into a single location using a single program.
Can LabVIEW use HCS' drivers to talk to my power supply? If so, how? BK offers HCS and USB COM drivers for the 1685B in the power supply's software page.
I'd rather not use high tolerance resistors, a new power supply, or an expensive new current probe just to record a measurement that an existing device is already making.
I'm using an 6361 DAQ along with a 2345 SCC connector block in my test rig.