TomB Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Hi. I am having some issues. I have a dial indicator that is wired to a flexport data acquisition device. The flexport is then connected to the serial port on my PC with a serial cable. For some reason, I do not believe DAQ Factory is recognizing my Flexport device. Is there a special setting in DAQ Factory that I must change such that it will recognize the serial port that the Flexport is connected to? Or do I need to change the Device Type to "Flexport" under the channels options for it to work? I also get in error in the csv file that DAQ Factory file outputs. It states "C1136 Timeout. DI Line 5. Uncaught error in Sequence DI". I have been trying to figure out this issue for a month and am completely baffled. Test Machine_tomtest3.ctl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzeoTech Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 You'll need to go to Quick - Device Configuration and select "FlexPort", then click "Configure" when the window appears so you can check your comm port settings. The screenshots look correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 Hi. I am still have the same issues as I have described above. Under Device Type, I have now selected the "Flexport" option and have set up my device configuration so it is pointing to the correct comm port which in my case is 7. It still does not seem to be reading any data from the flexport. I am using DAQ Factory Pro Version 16.3 Build 2297. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzeoTech Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I'm guessing that you misinterpreted their documentation. When you see <CR> usually that means to send a carriage return, not to actually send the characters <, C, R, and >. So, line 5 probably should be: device.flexport.write("R" + chr(13)) I'd start, though, by trying it in the comm monitor. Type: R\013 to send R plus a carriage return and see if you get a response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 Hi.... I have changed my sequence per your suggestion. Then opened the comm monitor and typed "R\013". On the screen it says "Unable to send. Port is busy!" What can I do next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzeoTech Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Then the port either isn't initialized (just go into the port configuration and click Save to reinitialize the port), or more likely it either doesn't exist or is in use by another piece of software. I'd reboot to close down any other software, and then check Device Manager to make sure you have the proper com port #. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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