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PAX1000
6 Write Your Own Application
In order to write your own application, you need a specific instrument driver and some tools for
use in different programming environments. The driver and tools are included in the installer
package and cannot be found as separate files on the installation CD.
In this section the location of drivers and files, required for programming in different environ-
ments, are given for installation under Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (32 and 64
bit)
Note
PAX1000 software and drivers contains 32 bit and 64 bit applications.
In 32 bit systems, only the 32 bit components are installed to
C:\Program Files\…
In 64 bit systems the 64 bit components are being installed to
C:\Program Files\…
while 32 bit components can be found at
C:\Program Files (x86)\…
In the table below you will find a summary of what files you need for particular programming en-
vironments.
*.fp (function panel file; CVI IDE only)
*.h (header file)
*.lib (static library)
*.dll (dynamic linked library)
*.h (header file)
*.lib (static library)
or
.net wrapper dll
*.fp (function panel) and NI VISA instrument driver
Beside that, LabVIEW driver vi's are provided with the *.llb con-
tainer file
Note
All above environments require also the NI VISA instrument driver dll !
During NI-VISA Runtime installation, a system environment variable VXIPNPPATH for including
files is created. It contains the information where the drivers are installed to, usually to
C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\.
This is the reason, why after installation of a NI-VISA Runtime a system reboot is required: This
environment variable is necessary for installation of the instrument driver software components.
In the next sections the location of above files is described in detail.
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