Vi's for profibus with bronkhorst mass flow meter

Hi!
Does anyone know of vi's to help me implement control of flow
controllers from bronkhorst? I have a serial to profibus card in my
pc, and want to know how this is done. Any tips apreciated!
Jan Ole

It sounds like this is some type of serial instrument that you will need to communicate with using the serial VIs. If you know the commands which this instrument accepts, try calling those using the LabVIEW <-> Serial example. I also found this website which claims to have downloadable VIs you can use with such an instrument. Hopefully these options will get you started!
J.R. Allen

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    ...Previous
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