Recipe management in LabView

[LG]

Hi,
I would like to manage a batch recipe with LabView.
I have to change set points on a lab process plant, moving though "phases" of the batch process on
- manual commands
- with a time schedule
- by events from DAQ
I would like to store and manage a recipe from a file (XLS or CSV), and drive the process in an simple HMI.
I suppose Lookout could be the right answer, but I have to work with LabView+DSC on a PC.
Anyone knows example / tools to help me in development ?
Bye Luca

[Greg Caesar]

As you seem to be aware, Lookout is an excellent fit for a batch recipe application. Lookout even has a "recipe" object, and shipping examples that demonstrate creation of recipes. Additionally, a full chapter of the Lookout Basics Course (Lesson 5) is devoted to the creation of a sample "Cement Mixer" batch project centered around the recipe object.

With LabVIEW DSC, recipes are not pre-packaged as they are in Lookout, but they can certainly be implemented. You could use the File IO functions (ie Read from Spreadsheet File.vi) to pull your recipe information from a CSV file. Then, you can use Sequences and Cases to perform the various logic / control of the recipe. But unfortunately, I am not aware of any specific pre-packaged examples for DSC.

Regards,
Greg Caesar

National Instruments,
Applications Engineer

[C7777]

Bonjour,

Je suis dans le même cas, je dois réaliser une recette avec 6 variables. Il faudrait y ajouter des contrôles d'accèsdes utilisateurs, enregistrer les résultats de la recette dans un fichier. Avez-vous des exemples ?  Que me conseillez-vous ?

Merci,