SHIMADZU UVmini 1240 UV-VIS spectrophotometer

[samsom]

any one help me please !!! , I'm a student at univercity , I'm currently enrolled in the electronics technology program.

We have a computer class in which we have a project to hook up SHIMADZU UVmini 1240 UV-VIS spectrophotometer to a computer (RS-232)  with Lab-view

 
I can't find the driver for this instrument . Please can anyone help me! is there a generic driver that might work? 

Thanks

[altenbach]

Well, all you need to know are the serial commands and how the messages are formatted.

Chapter 9 of the manual has detailed instructions. Do you have the manual?

[samsom]

no I have'nt !! How can I know the serial commands ?? help me please 

[altenbach]

As I said, chapter 9.

[samsom]

thnkx but I can't send the commands to the instrument 

there is a brobleme in read 

–1073807339     Timeout expired before operation completed.

[Albert.Geven]

Do you have the correct cable for communication?

[samsom]

yes i use the correct cable (y) but i can't understans this error

[RikkiTikkiTucker]

Hi!

The error that you are getting is a timeout error that can occur for various reasons.  This document should help provide some insight on the error and provide some potential areas to check out:

Why Do I Receive Timeout Error -1073807339 on VISA Read or Write?

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/874B379E24C0A0D686256FCF007A6EA0

I would also recommend using a VISA Test Panel in NI MAX to try and communicate with your instrument.  This will help reduce the issue to the simplest case so that you can find where the error is occurring.  Instructions on how to use a VISA Test Panel and the NI-VISA driver can be found in this tutorial:

Serial Instrument Control Tutorial

http://www.ni.com/tutorial/2897/en/

Finally, I would double check in the manual that you are sending the proper messages to your device.

Thanks!