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This document provides an FAQ for a LabVIEW demo code called DM3068Basic.VI that allows users to remotely program a Rigol DM3068 Digital Multimeter. The demo code allows the user to select basic instrument functions like voltage, current, and resistance measurements. It also allows the user to define the number of readings and delay between measurements to collect data over a specified time frame. The document outlines the steps to connect the instrument, select measurement settings, run the program, view collected data, and save the data file if desired.

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DM3068Basic PDF

This document provides an FAQ for a LabVIEW demo code called DM3068Basic.VI that allows users to remotely program a Rigol DM3068 Digital Multimeter. The demo code allows the user to select basic instrument functions like voltage, current, and resistance measurements. It also allows the user to define the number of readings and delay between measurements to collect data over a specified time frame. The document outlines the steps to connect the instrument, select measurement settings, run the program, view collected data, and save the data file if desired.

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FAQ

Instrument Solution FAQ

Solution Title
DM3068 Basic Functions LabVIEW Demo Code
Date:10/3/2011
Solution: We created DM3068Basic.VI to allow users to remotely program Rigol
DM3068 Digital Multimeters. It is built using LabVIEW 2010 and utilizes
National Instruments VISA for communication over USB.
The program allows users to select from a number of basic instrument functions,
like DC Volts, AC Current, and resistance. It also allows the user to define a
number of readings to return as well as a delay, or dwell, between measurements.
In this way, a user could collect data over a specific time frame with data points
collected on a defined interval.
Steps:
1. Connect power cord to instrument
2. Connect USB cord to instrument and PC. The PC should recognize the
DMM and notify you that a new Test and Measurement Device (IVI) has
been connected.
3. Connect the DMM to the circuit or device of interest.

4. Select the instrument of interest from the VISA Resource Name Drop down

5. Select the Measurement Function of interest

6. Select the number of measurements and measurement delay

7. If you would like to save the data, check the Save Data? checkbox. This
will allow you to select the location of the saved Text File.

8. Once the instrument is configured for the measurements, just press the
LabVIEW Run arrow to arm the program.

9. Then press RUN to execute the commands.

10.As the instrument collects data, it will place the new readings in the Data
indicator.
11.After the instrument has performed all of the measurements selected, the
program will finish. If you have selected the Save Data? option, select the
location and enter a file name with either TXT or CSV as the extension to
save.

NOTE: If you cancel the data save, a LabVIEW error will appear.. press continue.

File Format: The saved file is formatted with the date, time, and function header followed by
comma separated readings.

Figure 1: A test file saved as a *.TXT file.


If you open the file using a spreadsheet program such as Excel(c) or OpenOffice Calc, you can
disable all of the delimited values:

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