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Panel Drivers...................................................................................130
Direct I/O Object.............................................................................130
PC Plug-in Boards with ODAS Driver ...........................................131
PC Plug-in Boards with I/O Library ...............................................131
VXIplug&play Drivers....................................................................132
Configuring an Instrument ...................................................................133
Lab 3-1: Configuring an Instrument without the Instrument Present ...
133
Selecting an Instrument to Use in a Program..................................139
Adding the Physical Instrument to the Configuration.....................141
Using a Panel Driver ............................................................................142
Lab 3-2: Changing Settings on a Panel Driver................................142
Moving to Other Panels on the Same Driver ..................................144
Adding Inputs and/or Outputs to a Panel Driver.............................145
Deleting Data Input or Output Terminals .......................................146
On Your Own..................................................................................146
Using Direct I/O ..................................................................................147
Lab 3-3: Using Direct I/O ...............................................................147
Sending a Single Text Command to an Instrument ........................148
Sending an Expression List to an Instrument..................................150
Reading Data From an Instrument .................................................151
Uploading and Downloading Instrument States .............................154
Using PC Plug-in Boards......................................................................156
Using ODAS Drivers ......................................................................156
Data Translation’s Visual Programming Interface (VPI)................158
Amplicon.........................................................................................158
ComputerBoards PC Plug-ins .........................................................159
Meilhaus Electronic ME-DriverSystem..........................................161
Using a VXIplug&play Driver.............................................................163
Lab 3-4: Configuring a VXIPlug&play Driver...............................163
Other I/O Features................................................................................168
Chapter Checklist .................................................................................169
4. Analyzing and Displaying Test Data
Overview ..............................................................................................173
Agilent VEE Data Shapes and Data Types ..........................................174
Agilent VEE Analysis Capabilities......................................................177