serial communication over rs232 to Micos corvus controller

[alex@iub]

hi

I am new in labview programming so please forgive my maybe stupid
questions.
I am searching for a vi witch allows me to communicate with the above
mentioned controller or I would like to have an example vi for
communication with the rs232. I have to send and to receive
ascii-orders to position a step motor.
maybe a tutorial whith every single step could help me, either.

thanks alex

[aderogba]

Start by getting the right type of cable (pin connections), com port configuration, commands, and transmission control characters. This information should be available in the manual(s) for the equipment you want to communicate with. Finally, for example vi, check Serial Communication Examples under Search Examples in LabVIEW Help. You can also search this forum for additional information.
Before you develop your vi's, you can try out your commands and com settings with terminal emulator programs like HyperTerminal. If you have windows it should be under Communications in Accessories.

[BrandonS]

There is an example in LabVIEW that shows how to send and receive ascii string on the serial bus. The example is called LabVIEW<->Serial.vi. There is also a wealth of information on creating instrument drivers on the NI web-page at http://www.ni.com/idnet

I hope this will get you heading in the right direction.