04-23-2012 04:20 PM
I am just starting with Labview...
Is there any VI or VISA that can talk with the old Opto 22 B2, or better yet; with the newer E2 brain Boards?
I know it is all about ASCII over serial or IP protocols. I just what to know if there is a shorter/easier way.
04-24-2012 10:24 PM - edited 04-24-2012 10:25 PM
Hi 23r23,
After doing a search on NI Instrument Driver Network (IDNet) I found a driver for OPTO22 Opto Mux. Keep in that this driver is simply a collection/library of LabVIEW VI that facilitate communication with your instrument. These VI are based on NI VISA driver for serial communication. Therefore to run these VIs you need to have NI VISA driver installed. You can download the latest version of NI VISA from here.
04-26-2012 03:25 PM - edited 04-26-2012 03:31 PM
You might also consider connecting via Ethernet (rather than serial). With the E2 you have several options for doing this.
Here's a forum post on Opto 22's website you may find helpful: http://www.opto22.com/community/showthread.php?t=273
Mary St. John
Director of Training, Opto 22
04-26-2012 03:47 PM
Ethernet would be much better than serial.
I'll appreciate any suggestion about this matter.
04-26-2012 05:58 PM
Check out that link I included in my previous post -- I put some specific suggestions for you there, but also asked our OptoForums community for input, because I know there are many Opto 22 customers using LabView with various kinds of Opto 22 hardware. I'm hoping they'll chime in to that OptoForums discussion for you!
04-27-2012 09:28 AM
I'll keep checking the Opto 22 web site, thanks for your post there.
Definetely I'll use the E2 instead of the B2 brains.