Allen Bradley PowerFlex 755 LabVIEW Controller

[ATomE]

Hello,

I know there are two other threads asking the same question but they are quite a few years old.

I need to know how to (or if it's possable to)  control an Allen Bradley PowerFlex 755 using LabVIEW cRIO RT, has anyone done this/or have found a useful programming guide for the PowerFlex 755 so I can make my own driver?

Any help will be muchly appreciated

Best Regards,

Tom

[GeorgeAlex]

Hello Tom,

Thank you for your post. I do not find a reason not to be able to control an Allen Bradley PowerFlex 755 using LabVIEW cRIO RT. According to the manual the PowerFlex AC Drives utilize the Ethernet/IP communication protocol. Hence, there are a number of options for you to pick.

With the use of VISA you can read and write to your device (PowerFlex 755) over the Ethernet. This link is really helpful for understanding how to use the NI – VISA to communicate with an Ethernet device.  

http://www.ni.com/tutorial/3325/en/

Moreover, you are also able to create your own driver for you application. The following link provides information in creating your own LabVIEW drivers for 3^rd party devices.

http://www.ni.com/devzone/idnet/development.htm

Additionally, it may be worth checking whether the EtherNet/IP NI driver is suitable for your application; it can be used on Real-Time targets.

http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/209676

Have a look whether any of these options can help you with your application.

Kind regards,