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Tenney C-EVO Environmental Test Chamber with PLC Smart 1.0 Controller

Hello,

 

I am planning to control a Tenney C-EVO Environmental Test Chamber (Thermal Product Solutions) by sending recipes from LabView to the PLC Smart 1.0 Controller. The communication ports included are ethernet, USB, and GPIB. Has anyone used this controller with Labview before ? I can not find much labview support for it.

 

This is the link to the controller 

 

https://www.thermalproductsolutions.com/innovation-centers/why-the-smart-1-0-controller

 

Regards

 

ffl3883 

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It doesn't look like there is a driver for this controller. However, you should be able to send GPIB commands to the controller using LabVIEW. You will need the programmers manual for the controller to know the commands. 

 

-Jayk

RF R&D
National Instruments
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Thank you for your reply. What would be the difference between a driver for a specific equipment and a generic GPIB vi ? 

 

 

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A driver makes for easier reuse. You should not use the low level GPIB functions In any case. Use the VISA functions and you have code that would work with a GPIB, Ethernet, USB, or serial connection.
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