Test Equipment for Power Supply

[prvtmg]

Hi ,
I want to develop a test software for power supply using LabVIEW which we can use for our mass production.

We are currently using the following for the development stage.

1. Digital Multimeter(Topward 1330)
2.Oscilloscope(Agilent DSO 6054A)
3.Programmable AC Source(Chroma 6430)
4. DC electronic Load (Chroma 63030)

We are using GPIB as the programming interface.We also use NI-VISA, NI-488.2 from LabVIEW to communicate.

Since I am new to this domain, I need an expert help in programming this software.

Thanks

[crossrulz]

Do you have a specific issue that you have ran into?  Do you want to hire somebody to do the work for/with you?

[prvtmg]

Hi , 

No i dont want to hire anybody. I need an expert  help to start off with this.

Thanks 

[K C]

Hi,

Nice that you have those instruments for the test, but first things first. I would start with a full test specification. What functionality and which parameters must be tested, what are the limits, how far do you want to test over these limits, isolation test, test time, diagnostics in case of a defective psu, etc, etc

If I had more coffee I would drop a items more.

After you agree about the testspecification you can define the test program and then you can start programming.

Kees

[Dennis_Knutson]

And for follow up questions, please don't post to this board. You have nothing related to NI's pxi chassis/boards.

p.s. And after the test specification is complete, perform the tests manually. You can't understand a programmatic approach if you don't understand the instruments and their capabilities.

[PhillipBrooks]

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@Dennis_Knutson wrote:
And for follow up questions, please don't post to this board. You have nothing related to NI's pxi chassis/boards.

p.s. And after the test specification is complete, perform the tests manually. You can't understand a programmatic approach if you don't understand the instruments and their capabilities.

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"You can't automate what you can't do manually" is one of my favorite maxims.