Experience with Burkert Mass Flow Controlers ?

[chilly_charly]

I have to control a Burkert MFC (model 8713) with LabVIEW. Since these are fairly popular devices, may somebody could have some ready-to-use vis to share ?

Thanks !

[chilly_charly]

Bump !

Any hint ? Something about RS485 communication and networking ? Please ! Otherwise

[Dravi99]

I dont know how far this link would be relevant to you.

http://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/info/RS-485.html

Hope it helps.

[chilly_charly]

Thanks ! That give me already some answers to my bag of questions.

May be you have one very important answer, before I read thoroughtly all the doc : can I use an RS232 or RS422 com port in connection vith an RS485 device ? What are the caveats ?

[Dravi99]

Well I guess you can. I have personally never used 485. Only thing that i can think of may be that there must be some protection against contention. otherwise standard connections would work unless something is specified for the equipment using it.

http://www.educypedia.be/computer/rs232485bis.htm

This is kind of compiled links here for 232-485. may be this would give you some help. There is an app note in it that will give you some of the answers.also find there a TI note just above that app note. That is a very well compiled info.

Hope it helps.

Thanks

Ravi

[jkho]

To make communications easier with RS485 to labview, I would suggest using a USB to RS485 converter.  I've used this converter before and its pretty easy to setup.  B&B electronics http://www.bb-elec.com/product_family.asp?FamilyId=357

In the meantime, once you get your USB/RS485 converter you can talk to the MFC using Burkert's communication tool http://www.burkert.com/COM/buerkert_products_new.php?type=8711  (its near the bottom of the page).

[chilly_charly]

Iiiike !! LabVIEW vi's   

jkho

[chilly_charly]

Dravi99 and jkho

Guys, my problems are solved. You have really been of much help. Thanks a lot !

[new_ingenieur]

Hello,

2007 -> 2017 :  Did you find the labview VI for Burkert Mass flow? 

Thanks