Ano Ano Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Hello, I am looking for a temperature controller to control with Labview. I want to use Labview to input a custom temperature profile to the controller. So far I tried to use the Omron E5CN but I cannot find a way to communicate with VISA/Compoway/Modbus & RS485/232 ports. Does anyone know an alternative controller that is straightforward to use with Labview? Quote Link to comment
ShaunR Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Well. I highly recommend Eurotherm controllers and they have LabVIEW drivers. (Maybe I'm biased though since I used to work for them ) Quote Link to comment
Rolf Kalbermatter Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Well. I highly recommend Eurotherm controllers and they have LabVIEW drivers. (Maybe I'm biased though since I used to work for them ) They are the better ones. Can be tricky to get them hooked up and working through the serial communication, but that is a problem you have with all serial devices in one way or the other. But once they work they just tend to sit there and keep working until the entire system is dismantled, even if that is 15 years later. I had other experiences with West controllers (not my choice). The client having them in his system has to replace at least one of them every half year not only because it ceases to communicate over its communication link, but often even just starts to malfunction in its core task of controlling the process accurately. That is an expensive cost saving! Quote Link to comment
ShaunR Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 They are the better ones. Can be tricky to get them hooked up and working through the serial communication, but that is a problem you have with all serial devices in one way or the other. But once they work they just tend to sit there and keep working until the entire system is dismantled, even if that is 15 years later. I still have a few of the Series 2000 pre-production prototypes, one of which has been running my central heating since 1998 It's a bit of a waste of the controllers' talents-but rock solid! I think the old ASCII Bi-synch and modbus drivers that I wrote are still around on the internet somewhere too Quote Link to comment
Rolf Kalbermatter Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 I think the old ASCII Bi-synch and modbus drivers that I wrote are still around on the internet somewhere too I mostly use the 24xx drivers from NI with some minor tweaking sometimes. Might just as well be based on yours. Quote Link to comment
Tim_S Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Funny, we're about to send out a quote to upgrade a Watlow temperature controller to have PC control through Modbus TCP. We've had Modbus communication to devices before, but not specifically the Watlow. Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Well. I highly recommend Eurotherm controllers and they have LabVIEW drivers. I agree - I've used Eurotherm a lot: they're a quality product, and are easy to integrate with. Quote Link to comment
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