Serial interface to a GE Solar 8000M/i patient monitor

[josborne]

Hi all,

I am building a serial interface to a GE Solar 8000M/i.

I have the manual (Serial Interface Data Services - Service Manual) and I'll be using LabVIEW to build the interface. And I'm just getting started. Anybody out there do this before? Any tips on getting started?

Searching the forums turns up nothing.  So I guess I'm starting from scratch!

[iCan'tBerrPuns]

Hello josborne,

Before getting started programming, I recommend that you take a look at the following tutorial. It provides some great information over serial communication in general.

Serial Communication Starting Point

http://www.ni.com/tutorial/4049/en/

In order to be able to use the LabVIEW Serial VIs in your development environment, you will need to install the NI-VISA driver onto your computer. I have provided a link to a page with downloads for various versions of NI-VISA below.

NI-VISA Driver Downloads

http://search.ni.com/nisearch/app/main/p/bot/no/ap/tech/lang/en/pg/1/sn/catnav:du,n8:3.1637,ssnav:su...

You will need to find the version of NI-VISA that is compatible with your version of LabVIEW. The resource provided below only pertains to Windows Operating Systems. So if you have a non-Windows OS, I recommend that you look at the readmes

NI-VISA and LabVIEW Version Compatibility for Windows

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/CF4279A34F855AB186257B1F00003B82

Also, there are a lot of wonderful example programs within the LabVIEW environment that display good programming architecture while working with serial devices. To find these examples, simply open up LabVIEW and when you see the splash screen, select “Help”>>“Find Examples”. Another window will open up titled, “NI Example Finder”, once here, underneath the “Browse” tab, select the folder “Hardware Input and Output”>>“Serial”. Under this folder you will find various VI’s that show different types of applications using serial communication. I definitely recommend taking a look at these examples and potentially even using them as the basis for your application.

Regards,

[tklotz]

Hello,

Could you send me a copy of the Serial Interface Data Services - Service Manual.  I am trying to communicate with a GE DASH series monitoir which uses the same firmware.

Thanks,

Tony

[josborne]

Just wanted to close the loop on my original post and inform people that we successfully built a driver for GE Dash and Solar patient monitors.  The latest version of MediCollector products can now retrieve data from GE Dash and Solar patient monitors.