serial com to microLYNX

[coolhandLV7]

Hello,

New to the boards and fairly new to Labview, here.  

I have a microLYNX 4 controller running a micro pump.  The IMSTerm software seems to work very well however i need to be able to control the pump using Labview since I have other hardware to control.  

My problem is that serial communication has never worked well in my opinion through Labview, and i think it's time i learn how to do it correctly.  Can anyone help me get started on how to communicate with the microLYNX controller?  

So far I have a basic VI that initiates the COM port, SERIAL_PORT_INIT.VI, i'm using and i continue to get an error message. -1073807343

[Albert.Geven]

Maybe you can post what you already have so we can look at it.

[coolhandLV7]

I have communication with the microLYNX controller, the TX and RX are different from what the IMS Terminal is.  What i'd like to do is send a command to the controller and then monitor the serial port to verify it's doing what i asked.  This seems to be quite a challenge for me.  How can i post my code on these forums?  Everytime i attempt it my browser locks up and i lose my message. 

[Albert.Geven]

Which browser are you using?

I can easily add vi's or zipfiles to my post. via the Add attachments below Tags.

You could also try to use  Portmonitor, That one should be started before your vi and can log and show the use of the serial port.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896644.aspx

[coolhandLV7]

i have prot monitor going that's how i managed to communicate with the motor.  I have The latest Firefox browser and upon attempting to add code or a picture it locks up.  i'll keep trying.

[Albert.Geven]

I'm also using firfox 3.6 running on XP, that is working without problems.

uploading vi's or inserting pictures is not a problem.