I need to control a Ransco temperature chamber with LabVIEW

       I need to
control a Ransco temperature chamber with LabVIEW.  The temperature chamber requires four BCD digits
plus a – /+ bit and some control lines.  I have a piece of hardware attached to my PC
called LabJack.  LabJack has 16 digital
input/outputs, 8 analog inputs and 2 analog outputs.  What I would like to do is control the
temperature chamber with LabVIEW using the LabJack as an interface.  Has anyone in the group done this or something
close to it before?  Also has anyone used
LabVIEW to control a LabJack for any purpose? 
I would be interested in looking at what you did and what drivers and VIs you used.
Thanks,
Gary

Try reading this thread. It might not be terribly helpful to your application, but it might answer some questions. Also look at the Labjack site to look for the LabVIEW VIs that they have written.

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