Newport CONEX - AGAP Driver Manual

Agilis-D Controller

with Strain Gages Feedback

LabVIEW Driver Manual

in NSTRUCT Environment

V2.0.x

CONEX-AGAP

For Motion, Think Newport™

CONEX-AGAP Agilis-D Controller with Strain Gages Feedback

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Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................1

1.1 Purpose....................................................................................................................................1

1.2 Overview .................................................................................................................................1

1.3 Install LabVIEW 2010.............................................................................................................1

1.4 Download and Install Newport NSTRUCT.............................................................................1

1.5 Run Newport NSTRUCT Server.............................................................................................1

1.6 Connect and Authorize your Newport Instruments .................................................................2

2.0 LabVIEW Drivers Used in the NSTRUCT Environment ........................3

2.1 Finding the Newport Instrument LabVIEW Driver.................................................................3

2.2 Adding Newport Instrument menu to LabVIEW.....................................................................4

2.3 Menu Contents for Newport Instrument..................................................................................5

3.0 LabVIEW Example with CONEX-AGAP Instrument.............................7

3.1 LabVIEW Project Creation......................................................................................................7

3.2 First Step: Instrument Connection...........................................................................................7

3.3 Second Step: Invoking an Instrument Command....................................................................8

3.4 Last Step: Instrument Disconnection.....................................................................................10

3.5 Functional Example...............................................................................................................10

3.5.1 Project......................................................................................................................10

3.5.2 Diagram...................................................................................................................11

3.5.3 Associated front panel.............................................................................................11

4.0 Knowledge from National Instruments.................................................... 12

4.1 Loading .NET Assemblies in LabVIEW...............................................................................12

4.2 Loading VIs with an Updated Assembly...............................................................................12

Service Form........................................................................................................13

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CONEX-AGAP
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1.0 Introduction

1.1 Purpose

The purpose of this document is to provide instructions on how to use the CONEX­AGAP LabVIEW driver.

This document shows:

 How to connect with a selected instrument
 How to use a function from the Command Interface library
 How to disconnect the connected instrument.

1.2 Overview

The CONEX-AGAP LabVIEW driver allows developing a LabVIEW program for a
CONEX-AGAP controller in the NSTRUCT environment.

The Newport LabVIEW driver for CONEX-AGAP uses the .NET assembly named
Newport.ConexAGAP.CommandInterface.DLL.

The current Newport LabVIEW driver structure has been implemented following the
National Instruments instructions on “Loading .NET …” as reported in §4.0.

1.3 Install LabVIEW 2010

The LabVIEW 2010 from National Instruments must be installed on your computer.

1.4 Download and Install Newport NSTRUCT

If the Newport NSTRUCT application is not installed on your computer then
download it from the Newport web site: http://www.newport.com

Menu to select for downloading:
SALES & SUPPORTS > Softwares & Download > NSTRUCT Software & Applets

1.5 Run Newport NSTRUCT Server

The Newport NSTRUCT server must be running before to develop with LabVIEW.
It’s the main condition to use the Newport LabVIEW driver.

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1.6 Connect and Authorize your Newport Instruments

Before to connect your Newport instrument, read the manual to install its
communication driver. Once the communication driver installed, the Newport
instrument can be connected to the computer.

Once NSTRUCT installed and NSTRUCT server is running, the instrument can be
connected and detected by the NSTRUCT server only if it is “plug and play”.

If the Newport instrument cannot be detected automatically, open the NSTRUCT
server to add this instrument to the server. To do that, refer you to the video “How to
add an instrument” from NSTRUCT help or refer you to the applet manual of the
selected instrument.

The connected instrument is now detected by the NSTRUCT server after a
“Rediscover instruments” action. The first time, the instrument is “Unauthorized”. In
this case, open the NSTRUCT server, click right on your selected instrument and
choose “Authorize”.

At the end, the selected instrument must be connected, detected and authorized by the
NSTRUCT server.

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