VXI VT1433B - Manual (Page 40)

Introduction
This chapter shows how to use the VT1433B using the VXIplug&play Host
Interface Library.
The Host Interface Library for the VT1433B is a set of functions that allow the
user to program the register-based VT1433B at a higher level than register reads
and writes. The library allows groups of VT1433Bs to be set up and
programmed as if they were one entity
Two versions of the Host Interface Library are included. One is the HP-UX
C-Language Host Interface Library which uses SICL (the Standard Instrument
Interface Library) to communicate to the VT1433B hardware. It works for
HP-UX 10.20. The other is the VXIplug&play Library for Windows 95 or later,
Windows NT and HP-UX 10.20 which communicates with the hardware using
VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture). VISA is the input/output
standard upon which all the VXIplug&play software components are based.
This chapter covers the VXIplug&play version, but it will also be useful to users
of the C-Language version. If using the C-Language version, refer to the chapter
titled "The Host Interface Library" was well.
The library includes routines to set up and query parameters, start and stop
measurements, read and write data and control interrupts. Routines to aid
debugging and perform low-level I/O are also included.
For information on diagnostics see the chapter titled “Troubleshooting the
VT1433B.”
VT1433B User's Guide
Using the VT1433B
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