How to get data through GPIB?

[818]

I am new on Labview. 

How can I get the temp data vs time from a cooling/heating instrument through GPIB?

I use LabVIEW 2017.

Thanks!

[aputman]

Have you downloaded and installed the instrument driver?  There might be an example program included with the drivers to help you get started.

[818]

Which instrument driver?

Thanks.

[aputman]

You'll need to check with the manufacturer of the instrument.  

You can check if it's available in the NI Instrument Driver Finder.  Look in the Help menu.  

[818]

I think the NI found the instrument GPIB, see attached.

[Taki1999]

Looks like this is the driver you want to get.

[818]

I think the GPIB is communicating.

[billko]

Are you new to instrument control also?  Answering this question would give us an idea of what kind of help you need.

[818]

yes, i am new at any Labview things. Here is my update:

i established communication between the thermal instrument and Labview NI-488.2 driver through GPIB, see attached.

My goal is to download the thermal data file but couldn't find the command syntax, the closet one I got is the :ibrdfile 0013 (the filename) but received error message. I am working with the thermal instrument vendor for the location of the file.

Thanks.

Here is the result communication with the instrument:..............................

Interactive Control

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Type 'help' for help or 'q' to quit.

 ud0: help

 ud0: ibdev

    enter board index: 0

    enter primary address: 9

    enter secondary address: 0

    enter timeout: 13

    enter 'EOI on last byte' flag: 1

    enter end-of-string mode/byte: 0

ud1: ibclr

[0100]   ( cmpl )

ud1: ibwrt

    enter string: "*IDN?"

[0100]   ( cmpl )

count:  5

ud1: ibrd

    enter byte count: 29

[0100]   ( cmpl )

count:  29

54  45  4d  50  54  52  4f  4e          T E M P T R O N

49  43  2c  54  50  30  34  33          I C , T P 0 4 3

30  30  41  2c  34  30  30  30          0 0 A , 4 0 0 0

2c  56  65  72  73                      , V e r s

ud1: ibloc

[0100]   ( cmpl )

ud1: ibrdf 0013

[8100]   ( err cmpl )

error: EFSO

count:  -536215450