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I work in a research lab that requires a pyrometer to do non-contact temperature measurement of silicon chips that are heated by halogen lamps. Presently, we use thermocouples to read the temperature and then do closed-loop feedback to either turn the lamps on/off based on the heating trends that we desire. The issue with using the pyrometer (Model here: http://www.optris.com/optris-cslaser-lt and the manuals are in the "Datasheets and manuals" tab) is that the software provided by the manufacturer just records the data into a text file after the test is run and doesn't allow for real-time integration with LabVIEW. There is a connector that plugs into the back of the pyrometer and has wires with the following designation:
Then there is a further USB adapter that we bought in order to communicate with the pyrometer on the computer. This is the connection diagram:
I'm new to LabVIEW - is there a way to get the temperature data (which I assume is coming from TXD, the yellow wire) into LabVIEW? Could I use a Compact DAQ on the digital side and plug the TXD wire into one of the channels to receive data? Or is there a way to still use the USB? Thank you so much for any help.