New WireFlow C Series modules available

[Mellroth]

Hello LAVA community

Today is the grand opening of our webshop at shop.wireflow.se. To celebrate this we have decided to offer a 10% discount to all LAVA members placing an order before the end of June.

To order and receive the discount, just enter LAVA2012 in the Voucher field when checking out.

At the moment there are three C Series modules available for purchase;

• WF-3144, Resistor emulator module
  
  • 4 channels
    
  • 16 - 160 kOhm
    

• WF-3154, Fault Injection module
  
  • 4 channels
    
  • Open Circuit
    
  • Short Circuit to battery
    
  • Short Circuit to ground
    

• WF-3132, Multiplexer module
  
  • 32 channels
    
  • 1 x 32 (1 wire)
    
  • 1 x 16 (2 wire)
    
  • 1 x 8 (4 wire)
    
  • Four banks of 1 x 8 (1 wire)
    
  • 4 x 8 Matrix (1 wire)
    

For more information please visit shop.wireflow.se, or drop us a mail at info@wireflow.se.

The WireFlow team

[asbo]

Are there any plans for IVI or NISE support for the WF-3132 module?

[Mellroth]

Are there any plans for IVI or NISE support for the WF-3132 module?

Hi,

At the moment there are no support for the NI-Switch executive, but we are looking into how and if we could support this.

What kind of host would you be using for this kind of module; cRIO, EtherCAT (NI-9144), Ethernet (NI-9148) or???

The reason I ask is to understand what kind of communication a Switch driver would have to use.

/J

[asbo]

What kind of host would you be using for this kind of module; cRIO, EtherCAT (NI-9144), Ethernet (NI-9148) or??? The reason I ask is to understand what kind of communication a Switch driver would have to use.

In the past, we have been known to use cDAQ chassis of both the USB and Ethernet variety, and I expect that's how we would use these modules. Are you primarily targeting the cRIO platform?

[Mellroth]

In the past, we have been known to use cDAQ chassis of both the USB and Ethernet variety, and I expect that's how we would use these modules. Are you primarily targeting the cRIO platform?

At the moment the CompactDAQ (or all DAQmx based hosts) are closed to third party developers, at least as far as we understand it. The same goes for the automatic module configuration for Scan Mode on the cRIO targets.

If this would open up, we would definitely move into these platforms as well, but at the moment we are forced/limited to the FPGA based platforms.

/J

[Mellroth]

We have uploaded a short video showing the three WF modules at work, simulating a temperature sensor.

The different steps shown are;

1.) Connect a normal Pt100 thermometer at room temperature.

Expected result: Display shows about 20°C.

2.) Connect a normal Pt100 thermometer at a hot temperature.

Expected result: Display shows about 50°C.

3.) Connect a simulated sensor and test range limits.

Expected result: Display shows OOOOO and UUUUU.

4.) Apply an open circuit fault on the sensor wire.

Expected result: Display shows Err 4.

/J