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Experience with Burkert Mass Flow Controlers ?

I have to control a Burkert MFC (model 8713) with LabVIEW. Since these are fairly popular devices, may somebody could have some ready-to-use vis to share ?
Thanks !
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Any hint ? Something about RS485 communication and networking ? Please ! Otherwise
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I dont know how far this link would be relevant to you.

http://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/info/RS-485.html

Hope it helps.

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Thanks ! That give me already some answers to my bag of questions.

May be you have one very important answer, before I read thoroughtly all the doc : can I use an RS232 or RS422 com port in connection vith an RS485 device ? What are the caveats ?

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Well I guess you can. I have personally never used 485. Only thing that i can think of may be that there must be some protection against contention. otherwise standard connections would work unless something is specified for the equipment using it.

http://www.educypedia.be/computer/rs232485bis.htm

This is kind of compiled links here for 232-485. may be this would give you some help. There is an app note in it that will give you some of the answers.also find there a TI note just above that app note. That is a very well compiled info.

Hope it helps.

Thanks

Ravi

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To make communications easier with RS485 to labview, I would suggest using a USB to RS485 converter.  I've used this converter before and its pretty easy to setup.  B&B electronics http://www.bb-elec.com/product_family.asp?FamilyId=357

In the meantime, once you get your USB/RS485 converter you can talk to the MFC using Burkert's communication tool http://www.burkert.com/COM/buerkert_products_new.php?type=8711  (its near the bottom of the page).

 

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Iiiike !! LabVIEW vi's   

jkho

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Dravi99 and jkho

Guys, my problems are solved. You have really been of much help. Thanks a lot !

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Hello,

2007 -> 2017 : Smiley LOL Did you find the labview VI for Burkert Mass flow? 

 

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