How to connect to a DP41-B / INF-B panel display in Labview

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Overview

This covers 2 seemingly different meters the DP41-B (from Omega), and the INF-B (from NewportUS). Both are in fact the same display, the DP41-B from Omega is simply a rebrand of the NewportUS panel display. 

Requirement

Software:
    Labview 2012 (or compatible)
Hardware:
    DP41-B / INF-B 

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

Set ups is dictated laregley from the configuration of the display. Some interal set up that needs to be covered:

Comm

-Baud: Speed of communication

-Parity: odd, even, none

-stop bit: 1 or 2

Communication is again always limited to 7 character ASCII (7 data bytes).

Additional Information or References

 

Set ups is dictated laregley from the configuration of the display. Some interal set up that needs to be covered:

Comm

-Baud: Speed of communication

-Parity: odd, even, none

-stop bit: 1 or 2

Communication is again always limited to 7 character ASCII (7 data bytes).

The next big issue will be making sure that a commands are terminated. This is done by using a properity node. The one included in the example should work, but

this http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/862567530005F09C862565BE005AB500 whitepage will also tell you how to.

The information on the display is aquired vis "*nnX01"

'*' is the default leading character,

"nn" is the station number

"X01" is the internal register for display.

Your response will look like either

"*nnx0100xx.xx" or

"*xx.xx"

Depending if echo was turned on or off on the meter.

See VI for more information

**This document has been updated to meet the current required format for the NI Code Exchange.**