Eurotherm temperature controler 900EPC

hi,
I am looking for a vi to communicate to a eurotherm
temperature-controler 900EPC.
The VI is to communicate with the controler via RS232 port.
do you have amy suggestions
thanks
martin

Casper,
I think the Info-LabVIEW infrastructure was transplanted last year to http://www.info-labview.org, and the folder archive you are looking for is here on its new filesystem. It appears that there are some Eurotherm driver files are there, as promised.
However, I have the feeling that what is posted there was designed for older models like the 808 and might need substantial modification to work with your model. Here are a few suggestions:
- Compare those files with the driver available on the ni.com/idnet Instrument Driver Library. The NI driver isn't designed for your model either, and is presumably based on the same code as above, but it may represent a more recent evolution.
- Maybe best of all, try to contact known LabVIEW users who have your model. Posting here is good, and will hopefully generate some additional responses. But if you search the Info-LabVIEW discussion archives, you can find some e-mail addresses of specific individuals who have actually modified the drivers above. Examples are here and here.
Regards,
John

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