Can voltage and current values be captured and logged in labview?

[atlbraves49]

I'll describe our current set up:

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We have energy being drawn from a thermoelectric module, to a resistor (just dumping it). We are acquiring the temperatures across the thermoelectric module, into labview, using thermocouples, but right now, current and voltage measurements are being done manually (using a voltmeter). Is there a product that allows you to acquire current/voltage data and send it to labview? Anything you can recommend for this current set up?

 

[berkeman]

Check out the data aquisition modules from companies like National Instruments. Their USB-based data acq modules are especially handy. For current acquisition, you'll probably need to put in a shunt (low value) resistor, and do a differential voltage measurement across the shunt.

BTW, most of NI's data acq modules are built into LabView as drag-and-drop objects, IIRC.