Simple motor control with Labview

[btc13]

Can anyone suggest a simple motor to be controlled by labview. I am interested in making a small scale elevator that is controlled with a labview interface. If anyone could point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated. - Bryan

[nutmegzzzz]

You can use Labview to talk to a PIC via serial line and use the PIC to control the motor.  You could even have some sensors inside your elevator attached to the PIC to actuate the motors. 

I did some work with a 16F877A with C to manually start, stop and reverse a motor.  If you want more information let me know and I could attach my C code as well as my labview code.

[btc13]

Thanks for the advice...Yes that would be great if you could send me some more detailed information. I really appreciate it. -Bryan

[nutmegzzzz]

Attached is the vi for the program.  I will also try and attach the C code for the project.  It took a lot of failed attempts to get it working so I hope this works for you.  I don't have a schematic for you, but if you look over the C code it should let you know.  Also I used the CCS development kit 16F877A.  I'm not great at programming in C so there is a good chance you can clean it up a bit.

I'll keep an eye on this post if you have any questions, when winter comes I'll probably work on this some more.

Message Edited by nutmegzzzz on 09-19-2005 01:56 PM