Research on LabVIEW to simulate the system

Computer connected hardware:

1. Morningstar Charge Controller & Inverter
• RS-232
• 9600 Baud Rate
• 8 Data Bits
• 1 or 2 Stop Bits
• No Parity
• No Hardware Flow Control
2. B&K Programmable Electronic Loads
• RS-232 (USB)
• 9600 Baud Rate
• 8 Data Bits
• 1 Stop Bit
• No Parity

Programming Techniques for Hardware

1. Morningstar Charge Controller
• http://www.morningstarcorp.com/en/support/library/SSMPPT.APP.Modbus.EN.10.pdf
2. B&K Programmable Electronic Loads
• The DC Load is programmed using packets of bytes. A packet always contains 26 bytes, either going to or coming from the instrument.
• The basic programming rule is:
• You send a 26 byte packet to the instrument.
• You then read a 26 byte packet back from the DC Load to either
• Get the status of your submitted packet or
• Get the data you requested.
• Here is a link to the B&K Programmable Electronic Loads model 8500 site. 
• 8500 - 300W Programmable DC Electronic Load
• The LabVIEW driver is located under the "Software" tab.
• There are also other types of software. See below.
• You can download the files by clicking on the corresponding "File Link".

  	Note/Description	File Size	File Link
  V1.00	Python Library	184.97 KB	PyLib85xx.zip
  V1.00	Python Setup Package	15.52 MB	python.zip
  V1.0.2	NI Certified LabVIEW 8.0 Driver	1.79 MB	LV85xx.zip
  V1.3.0	IT-E132 USB Cable Adapter Driver	2.26 MB	ITE132_driver.zip
  V6.37	Operating Software (Supports Windows(R) XP/7)	8.82 MB	PV85xx.zip

Designed Lab view GUI's