03-11-2013 01:46 PM
Hello!
I need to make a simple temperature controller using LabView.
For that project I'm going to use this module
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/208177
There are couple vi's to use it as temperature logger, alarm and so on (example is attached below)
I also have FLuke power supply PM2811 to control my thermometric element.
The power supply is connected to PC through GPIB interface,so I can easy set up current and voltage values from LabView (the vi is also attached).
I'm not familiar with LabView in general and particularly how to do temperature
control. I found couple vi examples with the PID temperature control (like this
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/1445). This algorithm looks a bit too
complicated for me as for beginner and more over I don't need so high accuracy
for my
application.The temperature range for my project is between 0 C and 75 C with
accuracy
about 0.5-1.0 degree. Could someone recommend vi's to start with and which could
be
used as relativity simple examples to get familiar with temperature
control
using LabView features? Basically, I need to combine temperature logger vi for NI USB-TC01, the power supply contronl vi and some basic vi to control feedback. Will appreciate any suggestion!
Regards, Alex
03-12-2013 04:58 PM
Hello Alex;
The example you linked in your post uses FieldPoint which is very different to what you are looking for, here is an example that uses DAQmx, that is more similar to what you need, however it does not integrate the GPIB communication of your device, that would be something that you need to integrate there.
03-12-2013 05:17 PM