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Easy Ways to Control Instruments
Using a VXIplug&play Driver
Using a VXIplug&play Driver
VXIplug&play drivers are issued and supported by the various instrument
vendors. These are C-based drivers and are designed for the maximum
performance and ease of use.
Agilent VEE is fully VXIplug&play compatible. All available
VXIplug&play drivers from Agilent Technologies ship as a separate
product, and are also available on the Web at
http://www.agilent.com/find/inst_drivers. These same drivers
are also included with VEE along with all Agilent Technologies panel
drivers. To get VXIplug&play drivers for other instruments, contact the
instrument vendor.
Lab 3-4: Configuring a VXIPlug&play Driver
This example describes how to configure an HPE1412 driver.
1. Select
I/O ⇒ Instrument Manager....
2. Highlight
My configuration, then click Add... under Instrument
to get the
Instrument Properties dialog box. Enter a name, such as
Instrument, and click Advanced... to display the Advanced
Instrument Properties
dialog box.
3. In the
Advanced Instrument Properties dialog box, toggle Live
Mode:
to OFF and select the Plug&play Driver folder. Click the
Plug&play Driver Name: field to display the drop-down menu which
lists all the drivers installed on the computer. This example uses the
HPE1412 driver, as shown in Figure 3-31.
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