STAT:SYS:CAT:DEV:MB1.T1:TEMP:DEV:MB0.H1:HTR This means that there are two units with names or Unit ID's (UID) a temperature sensor module called MB1.T1 and a heater module called MH0.H1. The return of READ:SYS:CAT is the modules in the system. To query the instrument add a step 'Query and Parse' To add an Instrument IO to your block diagram, select 'Express', then 'Input', then 'Inst Assist'. The Mercury uses it's own SCPI commands, which are non-standard therefore the IDN? query will not respond. NOTE: Querying the temperature when there is not a probe connected will not work - make sure there is a sensible temperature on the instrument display. Equally (assuming one of the instruments is MB1.T1, then READ:DEV:MB1.T1:TEMP:SIG:TEMP should return the sample temperature. The standard IDN? does not work, however querying READ:SYS:CAT when communicating with the instrument should return all the modules in the instrument. Instead we recommend using the standard Labview Instrument IO module.īefore you try to using, I strongly recommend that you check the instrument is communicating properly using NI MAX. Although it runs fine initially, over many repeat readings the instrument stops responding.

Durham University Physics: Introduction to LabView (last modified: 22 July 2016)Īlthough you can download a driver from Oxford Instruments to work with labview we do not recommend this at this moment (Jan 2013), as it has reliability issues.

You can also refer to the Physics Departement's own guide below: A full version of Labview is provided in the physics department laboratory computers. Note that the Evaluation edition is for your personal study and not for you to prepare you lab project with. National Instruments also have a number of tutorials that you may find useful, and also an evaluation version of the student edition of LabView. The drivers are supplied for you to develop your own LabView virtual instruments. You should be aware that the information here is not exhaustive nor even necessarily correct. Details of the use of each driver can be found on the respective pages. The drivers are linked from the respective hardware pages, and require your Durham CIS login to access. If you have a driver that is not here that you think would be useful to others, please contact the maintainer of this page. This page is maintained as resource for LabView drivers for hardware that is currently in use.

LabView ( National Instruments link) is used extensively through the undergraduate labs, in particular in levels two, three and four.įor an introduction to LabView, please see the following document that is used in L2 labs.

Labview shift registers