iseg LabVIEW drivers for HPS / LPS devices Installation ------------ The LabVIEW drivers have to be installed under: c:\Programme\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2011\instr.lib\ Accessing the Device -------------------- Devices that are connected to the PC via USB get a COMx VISA resource and can be used instantly. Please refer to the device manual how to install the FTDU USB drivers. Devices that are connected via Ethernet need to be set up before they can be used with VISA: 1. Start Measurement & Automation Explorer 2. Choose My system -> Devices and Interfaces -> Network devices 3. Click on "Add network device" -> VISA TCP/IP Resource 4. Manual Entry of Raw Socket 5. Enter the IP address int the field "Hostname or IP address" 6. Enter the Port Number 10001 7. Choose Next 8. Enter an alias for this network device, e.g. "HPS_1500W" 9. Choose "Finish" 10. The alias can be accessed with the VISA resource name now. Example ------- An example program is available here: c:\Programme\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2011\instr.lib\iseg HPx-LPx\ Examples\iseg HPx-LPx Configure Output Voltage.vi This program allows to monitor voltage, current and important status signals. The button Output "Enable Output" turn the high voltage on / off. The slider Voltage and Current allows to change the VoltageSet and CurrentSet values which