greenman_11_11@yahoo.com (greenman) wrote in message news:<1a51ebaa.0203210645.622509d1@posting.google.com>...
> What kind of interface does it have? Does it have a manual that
> describes a command set? I would guess that it has a set of command
> for programming moves and a serial interface. In this case you can
> easily write your own "drivers" using the VISA read/write commands.
> Just use the VISA write command to send the command strings to the
> unit over the serial port and you're set.
>
> gm
>
> mferebee@celgard.net (Mark Ferebee) wrote in message news:...
> > Hello,
> >
> > We have a Techno-Isel motion controller (servo) and would like to use
> > LabVIEW to control this system. Techno of
fers no LabVIEW drivers for
> > their products. Does anyone have experience with their systems?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Mark
Johannes and greenman,
Thanks for your help.
We've decided to replace the old Techno ISA card with a National
Instruments PCI-7344 and use the UMI-7764 to connect to the Techno
drive. Techno sells their PCI controller card for $1495, but you must
pay another $750 for their windows dll! They stated that their dll
currently only works with VB, so we're better off buying buying the NI
card and using the LabVIEW motion control VIs.
Some of the Techno machines have built-in controllers with standard
RS-232 interfaces, which would have been easy to integrate into our
system. Unfortunately ours is not on of those.
Mark