Dear LabView Community,
I am relatively new to LabView and I have a simple task I am tyring to accomplish. I have outlined what I have so far:
TASK: To use LabView to send a 5V actuation signal (via a DAQ; NI USB-6008) to an instrument (a controller for a small pump). All I want to do is to eliminate the need for manually pressing a button ("foot pedal") on the instrument to make it run, by automating the process such that LabView is sending the start signal to the instrument as I specify in my code.
INFO:
At the back of the instrument, there is are two slots + and - for me to attach jumper cables to. These two slots are under the "INIT" lable which stands for initiate. When a voltage (voltage difference, to be precise) of 5 to 20 volts is supplied to these terminal, it initiates the instrument to "run a cycle" with the pump it is attached to.
WHAT I KNOW:
I need to create a simple code wherein LabView sends a 5V signal via the DAQ (through one of the analog output channels) to the instrument when I hit the "start" button. (Being a total beginner, even this simple task seems hard!)
If anyone can provide a high level set of steps I can follow for this, I would really appreciate it. A similar example or a template would be awesome!
