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Drivers for Connecting HBM Data Acquisition to 3rd Party PC Software

HBM provides an open data acquisition eco system, to enable customers and partners to integrate the powerful data acquisition solutions into basically any PC software or system. Therefore, HBM offers native drivers and interfaces for the most common PC software packages. In addition some software providers offer their own drivers.

Choose your HBM DAQ System and Driver

 
QuantumX/SomatXR
Genesis HighSpeed
Genesis HighSpeed
MGCplus
MGCplus
PMX
PMX
CMD 600
CMD 600
LabVIEW yes yes yes yes yes
API yes yes yes yes no
CANape yes no no no no

HBM Drivers & API

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LabVIEW software helps visualizing your application, including hardware configuration and measurement data. The graphical programming approach makes it easy to implement the precise HBM DAQ systems. Choose from three different LabVIEW Drivers:

1. HBM LabVIEW Driver for QuantumX, SomatXR, PMX, and MGCplus:

  • User-friendly encapsulation of the device functions in VIs (Virtual Instruments)
  • Data from multiple devices and channels can be acquired with only eight VIs
  • VIs available complete with user interfaces for device scan and channel selection
  • Commented examples and documentation for easy introduction

Customers of these HBM DAQ systems benefit twice: General commands such as device scan, channel selection, and measurement are the same for these systems so no re-programming of these components is required when changing over to new hardware.

Integration of QuantumX, SomatXR, PMX and MGCplus in LabVIEW


2. LabVIEW Driver for Genesis HighSpeed and Perception

  • Perception RPC/COM API: Control HBM's Perception software and the Genesis HighSpeed hardware including an ActiveX interface.
  • GEN DAQ API: Direct integration of the Genesis HighSpeed hardware into LabVIEW. This allows access to hardware settings like acquisition control or loading/saving configurations.

3. LabVIEW Driver for PACEline CMD600

Functionality is provided in LabVIEW through VIs. The driver is provided for free in the PACEline CMD600 download section with an example and documentation.


Screenshot Gallery

LabVIEW DAQ setup

LabVIEW DAQ Set Up

LabVIEW channel setup

LabVIEW: Channel Set Up

LabVIEW visualization

LabVIEW: Visualization


  LabVIEW
Hybrid systems possible yes
Synchronization of systems NTP(all), PTP(Qx), and Sync-cable(all).
Settings via Driver Device Scan, Filter + Sample Rate, and Data Acquisition.
Parameterization of DAQ With MX Assistant or MGCplus Assistant
Device scan
Measurement configuration Only sample rate and filter
Sensor configuration No dedicated VIs
Analog IN DAQ
Analog Out (direct setting)
Analog Out (channel routing
Digital In/Out DAQ
Digital Out (direct setting)
CAN DAQ PMX: only via CODESYS / calculated channels

LabVIEW is a trademark of National Instruments. Neither HBM, nor any software programs or other goods or services offered by HBM, are affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by National Instruments.

The HBM common API enables users to develop their own PC software application using Microsoft®Visual Studio® and to integrate HBM data acquisition systems such as QuantumX, SomatXR and MGCplus for test and measurement tasks as well as the PMX production line.

All aspects of device communication are supported:

  • Device scan (find and connect in the network)
  • Channel configuration (sensor types, scaling, sample rate, filter, etc.)
  • Data acquisition (record the time-synchronous data stream)

Benefit from the integration into your own customer or test solution and protect your know-how with an individual user interface and language.


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Screenshot commonAPI demonstration

CommonAPI: Demonstration

Screenshot commonAPI demo

CommonAPI: Demo


  HBM Common API
Device scan (find and connect in the network)
Channel configuration (sensor / channel type, scaling, sample rate, filter, etc.)
Acquire data stream (time stamped)
Input
Analog Output
Digital Input / Output
CAN FD / CAN Input (decoding, raw data stream)
Hybrid systems (combining different DAQ systems such as MGCplus, QuantumX, etc.)

The integration of QuantumX/SomatXR data acquisition with CANape software allows the user to record high-speed signals from external sensors with up to 96,000 samples per second and channel, in parallel with the recording of the ECU signals. All the signals are recorded synchronously and in one file, which saves a lot of time.

Additional resource

Integration of QuantumX in CANape


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Screenshot Canape 01 - Device creation

CANape: Creating a device

Screenshot Canape 03 - Device configuration

CANape: Device Configuration - Part 2

Screenshot Canape 04 - Measurement configuration

CANape: Configuring the Measurement

Screenshot Canape 05 - Measurement

CANape: Measurement


  CANape
Hybrid systems possible Only QuantumX + SomatXR
Synchronization of systems NTP: module needs to be synchronized with Host PC
Settings via Driver Data acquisition
Parameterization of DAQ Only via MX Assistant
Device scan Only via MX Assistant
Measurement configuration Only via MX Assistant
Sensor configuration Only via MX Assistant
Analog IN DAQ Only via MX Assistant
Analog Out (direct setting) Only via MX Assistant
Analog Out (channel routing) Only via MX Assistant
Digital In/Out DAQ
Digital Out (direct setting)
CAN DAQ Support of Ethernet Gateway Functionality (CX27C)

CANape is a trademark of Vector Informatik GmbH. Neither HBM, nor any software programs or other goods or services offered by HBM, are affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Vector Informatik GmbH.

Further Integration Possibilites

QuantumX and SomatXR offer the integration into various software packages via standard interfaces:

Further Drivers from Software Providers

The following HBM partners offer their own drivers with software packages for download:

Download your Driver

Title / Description Language
Operating Manuals  
 API for Industrial Electronics - Operating Manual English, German
 HBM Common API - User Manual English
 HBM LabVIEW Driver - User Manual English
 Perception remote control using LabVIEW - User Manual English,
 QuantumX CANape Driver - Operating Manual English, German
 QuantumX Driver per CANape - Manuale di istruzione Italian
Driver  

HBM CANape Driver 32-bit

The driver allows you to integrate all QuantumX / SomatXR measurement modules in CANape 13.0, 14.0, 15.0 and 16.0.

Date: 06/2018 | Version: 4.1.5 | Size: 11 MB
Related DocumentsRelease Notes

Multilanguage

HBM CANape Driver 64-bit

The driver allows you to integrate all QuantumX / SomatXR measurement modules in CANape 17.0 through 23.0.

Date: 01/2021 | Version: 4.1.6 | Size: 12 MB
Related DocumentsRelease Notes

Multilanguage

 HBM Common API 6.3

The HBM Common API enables users to develop their own PC software application, integrating DAQ systems like QuantumX, SomatXR, PMX and MGCplus.

The download includes the free of charge API as well as documentation and example programs in C#.

Date: 05/2024 | Version: 6.3 | Size: 29 MB
Related DocumentsRelease Notes

Multilanguage

 HBM LabVIEW Driver 32-bit

The driver allows to integrate QuantumX, SomatXR, PMX and MGCplus in LabVIEW. Please see the Release Notes for further details and requirements. The download can be used 30 days as trial. To unlock the license, a license key must be purchased.

Date: 02/2021 | Version: 4.0 | Size: 24 MB
Related DocumentsRelease Notes

Multilanguage

 HBM LabVIEW Driver 64-bit

The driver allows to integrate QuantumX, SomatXR, PMX and MGCplus in LabVIEW. Please see the Release Notes for further details and requirements. The download can be used 30 days as trial. To unlock the license, a license key must be purchased.

Date: 02/2021 | Version: 4.0 | Size: 24 MB
Related DocumentsRelease Notes

Multilanguage
Software  

 Perception remote control using LabView Demo

LabView Demo program using the Perception RPC interface

Date: 06/2019 | Size: 144 MB

Multilanguage

 Perception remote control using LabView Demo source code

LabView source code of the Perception remote control Demo

Date: 06/2019 | Size: 1 MB

Multilanguage

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