In brief, we are using a Kent Scientific PhysioSuite to record temperature, oxygen saturation, etc... and need these data to be synced with other electrical recordings that we obtain through SignalExpress. Using their WinCOM32 program we can get the data using their serial to USB interface (FTDI drivers) so we know that the system works.
On the LabView end, I can configure things so that I can see the device and even see the values in a read buffer using a modified "Advanced Serial Write and Read.vi". However, I am having trouble converting that read buffer to a data file where each value is separable (i.e., timestamp, pad temp, animal temp, heart rate, respiratory rate, perfusion index). Another complication is that sometimes the device spits out a * if it cannot obtain a value and this I think will create another headache when trying to import or create a spreadsheet like file.
\s\s1650.70\s\s\s\s28.7\s\s\s\s25.9\s\s\s\s\s\s\s*\s\s\s\s\s\s\s*\s\s\s\s\s\s\s*\s\s\s\s\s\s\s*\r\n is a typical string we might capture. the * indicate that it could not get a read (no animal is being recorded from) and the three numeric values are the time-stamp, and temp readings from two different sensors.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Ideally we want to display these values in waveform charts AND record their values for further analysis.
-smb
