After a longer break, we recently held another LabVIEW training course – a combination of LabVIEW Core 1 and 2 on behalf of NI. Although we work with the software on an almost everyday basis, it is always useful for us to discuss the underlying programming concept and question some of our own practices. This […]
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According to the NI website, DIAdem is ‘… is high-performance software for seamless test and measurement data management, exploration, analysis, and automation’. What we and many of our customers feel is missing is a reference to DIAdem’s measurement and control capabilities, which make the software unique as a whole. While DIAdem supports a wide range […]
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This was a frequently asked question at presentations of our solutions for LabVIEW fieldbus connectivity. Now we can answer this question ‘yes’ for LabVIEW RT on NI Linux Real-Time. To make physical integration as easy as possible, we initially limited the hardware options to netHOST LAN gateways.. In the first development step, our libraries enable […]
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With Industrial Communications for EtherCAT and the EtherCAT master available with it, NI has created a powerful interface for integration into industrial environments for its compactRIO PAC family and, with EtherCAT, NI has chosen what we consider to be the most powerful and flexible Real-Time Ethernet bus. A wide range of sensors and actuators can […]
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Once again, we would like to thank NI for the opportunity to present our DIAdem-based turn-key solutions for various applications to interested users. We have shown automated data acquisition and evaluation on vehicles the end-of-line testing of pneumatic valves and our real-time extension of DIAdem based on TwinCAT. “Automation saves us 30% time – every […]
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Testing sensors and actuators with fieldbus interface means first and foremost being able to handle a variety of different buses – in addition to Real-Time Ethernet, also “wired” fieldbuses such as Profibus and CAN / CANopen and the IO-Link communication system – and to be able to switch between several buses in one test system. […]
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It is by far the most widely used PLC in Europe – the Siemens S7. It is therefore not surprising that it is also used on many test benches for both central and peripheral tasks. And the number of communication variants is almost as large as the number of applications. Many proprietary solutions are used […]
25 years ago, NI acquired GfS Aachen and added its flagship software DIAdem to its portfolio, ensuring its worldwide distribution. During this time, DIAdem’s data management capabilities have been consistently developed further – just think of the TDM data model, the DataFinder and the DataPlugIns, which make any data format accessible. At the same time, […]
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They are installed in many systems and we have used them for numerous applications: the programmable automation controllers (PAC) FieldPoint and compactFieldPoint from NI. With numerous robust I/O modules and easy-to-use communication interfaces, the two device families were a good choice for a long time when it came to implementing typical PLC tasks with NI […]
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Once created, most fieldbus applications remain unchanged – the bus topology rarely changes and the protocol never does. The situation is quite different on test benches where devices with different bus interfaces are tested. Unless separate hardware and software is to be installed for each bus protocol at great expense, the only remaining option is […]
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Interfaces communicating with diverse fieldbuses are crucial for the integration of LabVIEW in modern networked production. While the capabilities of LabVIEW and NI hardware in the processing of analog signals are undisputed, the situation is different when it comes to connecting Real-Time Ethernet buses. Numerous forum discussions and questions from our customers prove this. For […]
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Unlike other real-time Ethernet buses, Profinet requires station names and IP addresses for slaves (IO-devices in Profinet nomenclature) in order to communicate with them. However, since these parameters are assigned on an application-specific basis, they are usually not available for Profinet devices that have just been manufactured and are now undergoing end-of-line testing. However, since […]
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We at müller+krahmer have many years of experience in testing pneumatic components. The range of devices we test includes simple directional control valves as well as high-precision proportional valves, valve terminals, intelligent pneumatic sensors with bus interfaces, components for industrial applications as well as for installation in road and rail vehicles. The test methods and […]
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As we have already mentioned here, while LabVIEW is inherently strong at connecting analogue and digital signals, special solutions are required for communication with fieldbuses, such as our interface for the real-time Ethernet boards of Hilscher’s cifX family. Sometimes, however, a complete fieldbus connection is not necessary and it is sufficient to connect intelligent sensors and […]
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Anyone looking for DIAdem training courses will find a whole range of options and be faced with the question of which one to choose. We don’t know what the most outstanding feature of other providers is, but we can claim to know the practical requirements and how to teach them. We have been working with […]
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This amount of data must be processed by one of our evaluation applications for test bench data. Only a handful of characteristic parameters remain from complex time curves and a million measurement values. And only these parameters – and, above all, their changes over the course of the test, which can last days or weeks […]
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Up to four railway wagons, equipped with hundreds of sensors and exposed to cold, heat or storms, deliver data over days and weeks in the world’s largest climate wind tunnel at Rail Tec Arsenal in Vienna – and the results are available in seconds. How does it work? With an NI DIAdem-based application for automatic […]
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That’s what the project manager at Volkswagen says about our solution for recording and evaluating quiescent current measurements in motor cars. How does it work? Through consistent, end-to-end automation. All the information is obtained from the test order system in order to automatically perform both the respective measurement and the associated evaluation. The parameter structure […]
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… as described in this post. In fact, we often combine LabVIEW and EtherCAT (not least because NI itself uses EtherCAT on its cRIO platform) and sometimes also LabVIEW and SERCOS III. Sometimes we also have to switch between buses, as is the case with our multi-bus-capable test benches, where the bus can change from […]
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This has been the trending topic of our customer inquiries in recent weeks. While the capabilities of LabVIEW and NI hardware in the acquisition and output of analog signals are undisputed, the situation is different when it comes to connecting real-time Ethernet buses. Numerous forum discussions and questions from our customers prove this. For a […]
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Educational for us too – our LabVIEW training courses
/in News /by Holger MüllerAfter a longer break, we recently held another LabVIEW training course – a combination of LabVIEW Core 1 and 2 on behalf of NI. Although we work with the software on an almost everyday basis, it is always useful for us to discuss the underlying programming concept and question some of our own practices. This […]
Profinet, EtherCAT and Ethernet/IP for NI DIAdem
/in News /by Holger MüllerAccording to the NI website, DIAdem is ‘… is high-performance software for seamless test and measurement data management, exploration, analysis, and automation’. What we and many of our customers feel is missing is a reference to DIAdem’s measurement and control capabilities, which make the software unique as a whole. While DIAdem supports a wide range […]
Are the LabVIEW libraries for Hilscher cifX and netHost by müller+krahmer also available for LabVIEW RT?
/in News /by Holger MüllerThis was a frequently asked question at presentations of our solutions for LabVIEW fieldbus connectivity. Now we can answer this question ‘yes’ for LabVIEW RT on NI Linux Real-Time. To make physical integration as easy as possible, we initially limited the hardware options to netHOST LAN gateways.. In the first development step, our libraries enable […]
What to do if the EtherCAT slave cannot be connected to the compactRIO master?
/in News /by Holger MüllerWith Industrial Communications for EtherCAT and the EtherCAT master available with it, NI has created a powerful interface for integration into industrial environments for its compactRIO PAC family and, with EtherCAT, NI has chosen what we consider to be the most powerful and flexible Real-Time Ethernet bus. A wide range of sensors and actuators can […]
From from CAN bus to analysis server with NI DIAdem – müller+krahmer at DIAdem workshop on May 8 in Munich
/in News /by Holger MüllerOnce again, we would like to thank NI for the opportunity to present our DIAdem-based turn-key solutions for various applications to interested users. We have shown automated data acquisition and evaluation on vehicles the end-of-line testing of pneumatic valves and our real-time extension of DIAdem based on TwinCAT. “Automation saves us 30% time – every […]
Testing bus devices – more than just cyclical communication
/in News /by Holger MüllerTesting sensors and actuators with fieldbus interface means first and foremost being able to handle a variety of different buses – in addition to Real-Time Ethernet, also “wired” fieldbuses such as Profibus and CAN / CANopen and the IO-Link communication system – and to be able to switch between several buses in one test system. […]
LabVIEW and Siemens S7 – preferably via Profinet
/in News /by Holger MüllerIt is by far the most widely used PLC in Europe – the Siemens S7. It is therefore not surprising that it is also used on many test benches for both central and peripheral tasks. And the number of communication variants is almost as large as the number of applications. Many proprietary solutions are used […]
Real-time measurement and control with NI DIAdem
/in News /by Holger Müller25 years ago, NI acquired GfS Aachen and added its flagship software DIAdem to its portfolio, ensuring its worldwide distribution. During this time, DIAdem’s data management capabilities have been consistently developed further – just think of the TDM data model, the DataFinder and the DataPlugIns, which make any data format accessible. At the same time, […]
Retrofit for FieldPoint and compactFieldPoint
/in News /by Holger MüllerThey are installed in many systems and we have used them for numerous applications: the programmable automation controllers (PAC) FieldPoint and compactFieldPoint from NI. With numerous robust I/O modules and easy-to-use communication interfaces, the two device families were a good choice for a long time when it came to implementing typical PLC tasks with NI […]
From Profinet to EtherCAT, SERCOS III or Ethernet/IP within seconds
/in News /by Holger MüllerOnce created, most fieldbus applications remain unchanged – the bus topology rarely changes and the protocol never does. The situation is quite different on test benches where devices with different bus interfaces are tested. Unless separate hardware and software is to be installed for each bus protocol at great expense, the only remaining option is […]
Connecting LabVIEW to Profinet, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT and other Real-Time Ethernet Fieldbuses
/in News /by Holger MüllerInterfaces communicating with diverse fieldbuses are crucial for the integration of LabVIEW in modern networked production. While the capabilities of LabVIEW and NI hardware in the processing of analog signals are undisputed, the situation is different when it comes to connecting Real-Time Ethernet buses. Numerous forum discussions and questions from our customers prove this. For […]
Let’s put a name to it! – Setting Profinet station names and IP addresses in LabVIEW
/in News /by Holger MüllerUnlike other real-time Ethernet buses, Profinet requires station names and IP addresses for slaves (IO-devices in Profinet nomenclature) in order to communicate with them. However, since these parameters are assigned on an application-specific basis, they are usually not available for Profinet devices that have just been manufactured and are now undergoing end-of-line testing. However, since […]
Pneumatic test solutions by müller+krahmer – from high-precision pressure measurement to complex pressure curve analysis
/in News /by Holger MüllerWe at müller+krahmer have many years of experience in testing pneumatic components. The range of devices we test includes simple directional control valves as well as high-precision proportional valves, valve terminals, intelligent pneumatic sensors with bus interfaces, components for industrial applications as well as for installation in road and rail vehicles. The test methods and […]
LabVIEW and IO-Link – flexible connection to sensors and actuators
/in News /by Holger MüllerAs we have already mentioned here, while LabVIEW is inherently strong at connecting analogue and digital signals, special solutions are required for communication with fieldbuses, such as our interface for the real-time Ethernet boards of Hilscher’s cifX family. Sometimes, however, a complete fieldbus connection is not necessary and it is sufficient to connect intelligent sensors and […]
Made by users, for users – our DIAdem training courses
/in News /by Holger MüllerAnyone looking for DIAdem training courses will find a whole range of options and be faced with the question of which one to choose. We don’t know what the most outstanding feature of other providers is, but we can claim to know the practical requirements and how to teach them. We have been working with […]
More than 100 MB of measurement data per minute
/in News /by Holger MüllerThis amount of data must be processed by one of our evaluation applications for test bench data. Only a handful of characteristic parameters remain from complex time curves and a million measurement values. And only these parameters – and, above all, their changes over the course of the test, which can last days or weeks […]
Analyse large amounts of data individually at the click of a button? It’s possible – with NI DIAdem and our applications.
/in News /by Holger MüllerUp to four railway wagons, equipped with hundreds of sensors and exposed to cold, heat or storms, deliver data over days and weeks in the world’s largest climate wind tunnel at Rail Tec Arsenal in Vienna – and the results are available in seconds. How does it work? With an NI DIAdem-based application for automatic […]
‘Automation saves us 30% time – every day!’
/in News /by Holger MüllerThat’s what the project manager at Volkswagen says about our solution for recording and evaluating quiescent current measurements in motor cars. How does it work? Through consistent, end-to-end automation. All the information is obtained from the test order system in order to automatically perform both the respective measurement and the associated evaluation. The parameter structure […]
It doesn’t always have to be LabVIEW and Profinet, …
/in News /by Holger Müller… as described in this post. In fact, we often combine LabVIEW and EtherCAT (not least because NI itself uses EtherCAT on its cRIO platform) and sometimes also LabVIEW and SERCOS III. Sometimes we also have to switch between buses, as is the case with our multi-bus-capable test benches, where the bus can change from […]
LabVIEW and Profinet communication – how to combine?
/in News /by Holger MüllerThis has been the trending topic of our customer inquiries in recent weeks. While the capabilities of LabVIEW and NI hardware in the acquisition and output of analog signals are undisputed, the situation is different when it comes to connecting real-time Ethernet buses. Numerous forum discussions and questions from our customers prove this. For a […]