Table Of Contents - Newport SMC100PP Manual

SMC100CC & SMC100PP

Table of Contents

Preface ....................................................................................................................................ii
Confidentiality & Proprietary Rights
1.0 Introduction............................................................................................... 1
1.1 Purpose...........................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Overview ........................................................................................................................................1
1.3 LabVIEW project: Communication DLL location......................................................................1
1.4 LabVIEW application (EXE): Communication DLL Distribution ............................................1
2.0 Prerequisites.............................................................................................. 2
2.1 Install LabVIEW 2010 ..................................................................................................................2
2.2 Download and install Newport NSTRUCT .................................................................................2
2.3 Newport NSTRUCT Server ..........................................................................................................2
2.4 Connect your Newport instrument ...............................................................................................2
3.0 LabVIEW drivers used in the NSTRUCT environment.......................... 3
3.1 Finding the Newport instrument LabVIEW driver .....................................................................3
3.2 Adding Newport Instrument menu to LabVIEW ........................................................................4
3.3 Menu contents for Newport instrument .......................................................................................5
4.0 LabVIEW Example with SMC100 instrument ........................................ 7
4.1 LabVIEW project creation ............................................................................................................7
4.2 First step: instrument connection..................................................................................................7
4.3 Second step: Invoking an instrument command..........................................................................8
4.4 Last step: Instrument disconnection ...........................................................................................10
4.5 Functional example .....................................................................................................................11
4.5.1 Project......................................................................................................................11
4.5.2 Diagram ...................................................................................................................11
4.5.3 Associated Front Panel ...........................................................................................11
5.0 Knowledges from National Instruments ................................................ 12
5.1 Loading .NET Assemblies in LabVIEW ...................................................................................12
5.2 Loading VIs with an Updated Assembly ...................................................................................12
Service Form .................................................................................................... 15
Single-Axis Motion Controller/Driver for DC or Stepper Motor
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