Re: Omega CYC 321-01 Temperature Controller

2004-06-11 Thread Rolf Kalbermatter
John Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Does anyone have a LabVIEW driver for this Instrument from Omega and more
importantly know the exact wiring config of the Serial Interface Port
(RJ-11) on the instrument.  I am somewhat confused because they say that its
an RS232 config but they show a GND for the RX and a GND for the TX which
typically is RS485?  Thanks for any help.

RS-485 would be more like a TX+/TX- and RX+/RX-. There is no real signal
ground only a common line more like an earth. They maybe have separate
ground lines for both transmission lines, but they are probably still
ground referenced meaning the two GND have always the same electrical
potential.  

I wouldn't let myself impress by such strange definitions and just simply
try it out, possibly with a breakout box with LEDs to check that the data
transmission is really ok.

Rolf Kalbermatter
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Treubstraat 7H  fax: +31 (070) 415 9191
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FW: Omega CYC 321-01 Temperature Controller

2004-06-09 Thread John Schafer


-Original Message-
From: John Schafer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 4:52 PM
To: Info-LabVIEW
Subject: Omega CYC 321-01 Temperature Controller


Does anyone have a LabVIEW driver for this Instrument from Omega and more
importantly know the exact wiring config of the Serial Interface Port
(RJ-11) on the instrument.  I am somewhat confused because they say that its
an RS232 config but they show a GND for the RX and a GND for the TX which
typically is RS485?  Thanks for any help.

John Schafer
NASA/GSFC
Greenbelt, MD 20771
(301)286-7127 PHONE