Keysight DAQ970A sending SCPI commands
Hey Everyone, I am trying to program a Keysight DAQ970A using Labview but I am finding the pre-made instrument control VIs rather lacking as there are several options I cannot set through the VIs.Does...
View ArticleDoes VISA.NET API has a equivalent for VisaNS.ReadToFile() function
I am working on getting a hardcopy from a scope, but don't know how to set the buffer size when getting the image data.I found the following example which using the MessageBasedSession.ReadToFile()...
View ArticleInitialization error for HP 8563 due to lack of REN
I am using a HP 8563 spectrum analyzer which normally works fine with the Agilent 856x Series drivers. Occasionally after a power cycle, the initialization generates an error, and doesn't connect with...
View ArticleFluke ProSim 8
I have a Fluke ProSim 8. Is there driver support or documentation on how to control this device.Any pointers would be appreciated.
View ArticleLake shore 218 using Agilent USB connection
I have a Lake shore 218 temperature sensor which is connected to the computer on the USB port using an Agilent cable. The lake shore supplied software detects the device. I have installed the 218...
View ArticleSSI encoder simulation
Hi, I have to simulate an encoder with SSI interface, Please let me know a suitable hardware from NI. The application is simple, my controller will clock the pulses, and my simulator should respond...
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PXIe-2738 resource name missing
Hi,We are now using the PXIe-2738 switching matrix. Using the NI Switch Soft Front Panel, the system works well. However, we also want to control the switching matrix using Python using the NI Switch...
View ArticleTime synchronization
Hi, Is it possible to get serial data and accelerometer data at the same time? time synchronization? I made two codes to get serial and accelerometer data separately. I use NI cRIO and NI 9870 Thank...
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Nidaqmx lib not found in Heroku
Hello everyone. I am trying to remotely read data from an accelerometer. I am using a NI9234, developing in windows 10 through python (using the nidaqmx library). I am also using a Flask based web data...
View ArticleVI_ERROR_TMO when a computer does a query to a function generator
Hello,I am using a peaktech 4046 : 160MHz Function/arbitrary Waveform Generator. I developping on pyton and I am using the pyvisa librairy.The connection is well established and the generator applies...
View ArticleHow to connect HX711 to load cell and then NI DAQ 6003
Hello, I wanted to interface a load cell to the computer. I am using Futek load cell with 4 wire output. This will be connected to the HX711 pre-amplifier and then the output needs to be fed to the NI...
View ArticleTurning on SRQ on the GPIB to Serial/RS232 Converter Box
I'm using the NI GPIB-RS232 converter box in S-Mode connected to a PLC which is sending the box command strings. When I send "rsv 65", it should turn on the SRQ signal and set bit zero of the request...
View ArticleENCODER INCREMENTAL, HOW CAN I SEE VALUES ON PC
Hi everyone (sorry for my poor English). I have an incremental rotary hohner encoder, from it comes out a serial port (male) which if I'm not mistaken emits signals of the ttl type (square wave, 8...
View ArticleNI RT 8861 - Display Console output on Host PC through Serial Port
Hello,I am trying to view the console output from my NI RT 8861 using a Serial-USB port connection to Host PC. When connected through PuTTY session on the Port (COM5 in this case), the console is...
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How to control ESP 300 directly from Python?
I am using ESP Ulti software to control ESP 300 Motion Controller. It is connected to the computer by GPIB. I can use command code through Terminal in ESP Ulti to control ESP 300 as shown in the...
View ArticleAre Eltima Virtual Serial Ports visible in Measurement&Automation and usable ?
Hi,I need to test a driver developped with LabView for a hardware that I don't have => I plan to develop a test software and to use paired virtual serial ports (created with Eltima Virtual Serial...
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Visa error (hex 0xBFFF001D) and error (hex 0xBFFF0015)
Hello all, Basically I have a problem to connect my old digital scale to the computer. This scale have a RS232C serial port that only have a transmission pin and a ground pin (the specification of the...
View ArticlePCIe-8431/16 in Linux
I have installed a PCIe-8431/16 card on a machine that runs RHEL8. Having installed ni-software-2020, including the ni-serial package, I was expecting the number of serial ports that would be available...
View ArticleHow to restart a USB connection without unplugging USB?
Posted in LabVIEW and Instrument Control forums. I working with a device in which I sometimes have to reset the USB connection in order for a command to work. This entails unplugging and plugging the...
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