How do I connect my Yokogawa MX100 to Labview

[Matthew_Kelton]

You could download their LabVIEW drivers from their website.

Message Edited by Matthew Kelton on 12-12-2008 06:26 PM

[SJPVUL]

Thanks for the quick resonse, but that's as far as I've gone with the connection to Labview.  I downloaded version 8.x for styel S3 and from there I am lost.  I tried going over the text file from the MX100 download for further instructions but it doesn't say much regarding the hardware to software connection.  Where do I go from here?

[Matthew_Kelton]

I'd start with the YKMX100 Getting Started.vi in the YKMX100.llb.  All you have to do is hook the network cable between the unit and the PC.  You may need a crossover cable or hub if the MX100 doesn't autodetect whether it needs to do the crossover.  Type in the IP address and you should be good to go.

[SJPVUL]

I have my unit and PC connected between an ethernet rj-45 cable.  The Yokogawa MX100 software detects the unit so there is a connection.  Should I still need a crossover cable? 

After running the Getting Started.vi, it brought me to the Front Panel window of the Yokogawa.  The Run button showed the 'broken run' icon, so therefore it had errors.  Most of the errors has the description, "The subVI is not executable. You must fix all errors in the subVI before this VI can run." 

 What do you think can fix this error?

[Matthew_Kelton]

You don't need a crossover cable.  You need to go into the subVIs to find why they are not working.  Which VI has the broken run arrow, the Getting Started.vi?  It opens fine on my system.

[SJPVUL]

Yes, it's the Getting Started.vi that has the broken run arrow.  Where do you have your YKMX100 folder located.  Labview may be trying to retreive the subVIs from a specific location but I don't have it there.

[Matthew_Kelton · Accepted solution]

LabVIEW should ask you to find missing VI's.  If you don't press cancel and look for them, it will re-link to the appropriate VI.  I just placed it in a folder on my desktop.  It could not find folders in the YKMX100U.llb.  I just manually pointed LabVIEW to them, and it found the files after that.  I saved everything, then it doesn't ask me anymore.  YOu probably want to open YKMX100 VI Tree.vi since it has everything, so you won't be asked for anything after that.

[David_Pratt]

Hey SJPVUL,

Have you been able to successfully open your Getting Started.vi with Matthew's provided information?  If not please post back with more information about what you've tried to open the VI so we can continue to help.

Thanks,

[SJPVUL]

Thanks for your help Matt and thanks for the follow up David.  I was able to connect my Yokogawa MX100 to the Labview v8.5.  Labview could not automatically find the files in the YKMX100U.llb file so I manually search for the missing files and it was able to load correctly.  After I was able to run the Yokogawa VI, I saved it on my desktop and now I'm able to reconnect with ease by clicking on the desktop icon.

Thanks again for the great help support! Happy Holidays!