LabVIEW and FAULHABER MCDC 3006 S RS

[idoshamir]

Hello,

I need to find out if it is possible to program a FAULHABER MCDC 3006 S RS ( http://www.faulhaber.com/manuals/sites/en/steuerungen/mcdc_3006_s_rs.html ) with LabVIEW.
Does it need an additional API or can it be done natively and how?

Thank you,
Ido

[adciv]

What do you mean by program? Are you trying to use RS232, CAN, or PWM?

[pastelpony]

I believe instead of treating it as a motor, you can operate it by treating it as an analog output through PWM.

Judging by the technical manual’s description, I believe this can work.

[idoshamir]

Hi,

Thank you for the help but I figured it out, working with VISA for serial COM ports. The tricky part is the reply from the VISA Read is in an unknown length so I have to read one byte at a time until a stop char is given.

Thanks anyway!
Ido

[pastelpony]

@idoshamir

Hi,

Thank you for the help but I figured it out, working with VISA for serial COM ports. The tricky part is the reply from the VISA Read is in an unknown length so I have to read one byte at a time until a stop char is given.

Thanks anyway!
Ido

I forgot you could communicate with motor controllers using VISA. Thanks.

[gpri]

@idoshamir

Hi,

Thank you for the help but I figured it out, working with VISA for serial COM ports. The tricky part is the reply from the VISA Read is in an unknown length so I have to read one byte at a time until a stop char is given.

Thanks anyway!
Ido

What information are you able to get from the motion controller using VISA Read? I’m trying to get the position of my linear actuator as a function of time so I can get it’s actual amplitude and frequency, but I’ve not been having much luck with VISA Read. How exactly do you have that part of your code set up?