Array 3645A Power Supply With LabVIEW Demo

[KowdTek]

Hello! We've purchased this Array 3645A power supply with this LV demo but it seems like there's is a lot of invalid method in the code. Is there anyone here already have experience with this power supply? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[Dennis_Knutson]

According to the manual, there's software that needs to be installed. Did you do that and does the provided control software work?

If you did install the software, then you should be able to browse the ActiveX object to verify it's installation. If no one responds that has experience, you need to contact the vendor.

[KowdTek]

Hello Dennis, I've installed the executable files that came with the (PowerMS 3.1) and it's working. I will see if there's other thing I've missed for installation. For now I'm trying the communication protocol using basic serial com, I just set the string to write to HEX but so far no luck.

Thanks for the reply.

[KipK12]

I have a similar supply, but I got the manual from http://www.circuitspecialists.com/ (Also listed as Web-Tronics ).  I have some code that will control it without the use of the provided application and ActiveX, but's it's not pretty.  If I get it cleaned up a bit, I'll post it here.

[KowdTek]

I've got this covered, thanks for the follow up. But feel free to post your code for our fellow users.

Thanks!

[NilsRK]

Hello I am searching for the same code, please post it if you managed to make it work. I am also trying to communicate with a 3710 electronic load.

Thank you, Nils

[Thomas.Dejanovic]

I have an Array 3645A PSU and I need to control it from Linux using python or somethign simmilar.  Nomater what I do I cannot get it tou respond to serial port commands.

If anyone has had any success communicating with this device without usign the proprietary software I would apprecaite hearing from you, otherwise I'll have to junk this device.

Thanks in advace,

Thomas D.

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[KowdTek]

Try this; http://sine.ni.com/apps/utf8/niid_web_display.download_page?p_id_guid=A40AB1DAFDB64F6CE0440021287E6A...

[NilsRK]

Hello, I have struggled a lot with these power supplies and controlling them from Labview. There is now a driver issued by NI, you can try that one. I got success eventually by using some of the sub VIs in that driver and building my own from those building blocks.

[Thomas.Dejanovic]

The compiled LabView drivers are of no use to me.  I need to see the underlying serial command set.  If anyone can post a listing of what is under the covers in the LabView driver for Array Electronics 3600 Series Power Supply or something simmilar it would be very helpfull.