07-24-2014 05:07 PM
I am attempting to control an agilent 8453 uv/vis spectrophotometer via LabVIEW. I am using labVIEW 2013, and the driver available here. I installed NI VISA 5.4. When I attempt to run the AG8453 SimpleMeasurementExample.vi I get a VISA error:
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Error -1073807202 occurred at VISA Open in AG8453 Initialize.vi->AG8453 Simple Measurement Example.vi
Possible reason(s):
LabVIEW: (Hex 0xBFFF009E) VISA or a code library required by VISA could not be located or loaded. This is usually due to a required driver not being installed on the system. VISA: (Hex 0xBFFF009E) A code library required by VISA could not be located or loaded.
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I have confirmed that VISA is installed (via NI MAX) and that there are no errors in MAX.
I am running Windows 7, an intel core 2 duo. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
07-24-2014 05:11 PM
07-24-2014 05:17 PM
RS-232. COM1. I can open the test panel in MAX. I can write the string *IDN?\n
no problem. But a read or query times out with the error
Read Operation
Error
VISA: (Hex 0xBFFF0015) Timeout expired before operation completed.
07-24-2014 05:30 PM
07-24-2014 06:17 PM
If you're not using certified labview VIs, check the following: Instrument time out, data flow type, baud rate (very important) and connection type setting. These all can be set from intrument property node.
07-25-2014 11:53 AM
Thanks - I see how those values can be set in MAX however I have no information about what they should be for the ag8453. The user manual doesn't give me this information, nor does the driver download page from NI. What should these COM settings be?
07-25-2014 12:09 PM
you can download the certified VIs from driver finder under help in labview. Then what I would do, I would look at their initialize and config VIs. There are tons of things you can learn from it. But most likely you will imitate their method to build your own VI which is more helpful.
07-25-2014 12:17 PM
07-25-2014 12:24 PM
07-25-2014 12:40 PM
I did not install agilent VISA. This document gives details on GPIB configuration and mentions rs-232 but does not specify how to configure. I currently do not have a GPIB card on this machine.