hi everyone,
i am new to labview and i am from computer science department.. i didnt have any idea about labview a few days back.. but a conventional computer science programmer familiar with other programming languages..
i need to develop a project in labview to access a controller ( a TEC controller in my case) from my machine..
I have a serial port in the controller, but i dont have any adapter for that..
I need to develop the program in an XP system and so i just need an idea of how to go about this project.
I basically have the following questions,
1. to connect the controller to my system, do i need a rs232 cable (from the company?).
if so, do i need a PCI card installed in the system? any specific card?
or can i have a rs232 to usb adapter and plug that into my system and still develop my project in labview?
2. to program in labview, should i need a instrument driver to send commands to the controller?
if there is something of this sort, then what should i get from the vendor who supplied the controller for me..
to be specific, the controller is a series 800 thermaoelectric cooler controller from alpha omega instruments
