Temperature Control using NI USB TC-01 and Agilent E3631A

[psychoanalyst]

Hello,

I am just about getting started learning LabView and am getting a bit overwhelmed. So, I thought I'd seek your advice.

My final objective is control a UHV button heater to give me a set final temperature. I am using a 6V supply (Agilent E3631A) that can be LabView controlled using a USB-GPIB cable that I have.

I also purchased the handy NI USB TC-01 DAQ setup that I can interface with my Type K thermocouple. So, I am assuming I have all the hardware to setup my control system?

My question is how do I interface the 2 together in LabView so that I can control (i) the final temperature (ii) the heating rate

I am fairly confident that once I have the basic knowledge I can design my own VI (especially since VI library for the E3631A is already available), but I am looking for some guiding principles to get started.

Thanks!

[Albert.Geven]

Hi

You have several inputs on the measurement. So concentrating on one input.of temperature you can add a PID function to calculate the wanted output. Then send it to the power supply.

And start again, and again and again.

[Masuma]

 Hi,

I need an emergency help. I was looking for a temperature control. The heating source is Agilent DC power supply 3631A. But I need to control temperature thorough PID controller. In this case , do you have any example so that I can control DC power supply voltage or current when I will set temeperature in a PID controller. 

Looking for your kind response. 

[alyssa.h]

Hello Masuma,

This is a really old thread that has been closed for about 6 years now. You will get more responses by creating your own thread post. That being said, have you checked the LabVIEW Example Finder? You can navigate to it by going in LabVIEW and going to Help >> Find Examples >> and then click the Search tab and type in Agilent. There should be some examples there that may at least give you an idea of what you need.

If you have additional questions, please make a new thread instead of replying to this post. As I said before, this is a really old post and you won't get many views.

Regards,

Alyssa H.

National Instruments