ADLINK PCM-6308V+ - Manual (Page 39)

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5 C/C++ Library
This chapter describes the software library for operating this card.
Only the functions in the DOS library and Windows 95 DLL are
described. Please refer to the PCIS-DASK function reference
manual, which is included in the ADLINK CD, for descriptions of
Windows 98/NT/2000 DLL functions.
Function prototypes and useful constants are defined in the
header files of the LIB directory (DOS) and INCLUDE directory
(Windows 95). For Windows 95 DLL, the developing environment
can be Visual Basic 4.0 or above, Visual C/C++ 4.0 or above, Bor-
land C++ 5.0 or above, Borland Delphi 2.x (32-bit) or above, or
any Windows programming language that allows calls to a DLL.
The directory provides C/C++, VB, and Delphi INCLUDE files.
5.1 Libraries Installation
Please refer to the “Software Installation Guide” for detail infor-
mation about how to install the software libraries for DOS, Win-
dows 95 DLL, or PCIS-DASK for Windows 98/NT/2000.
The device drivers and DLL functions for Windows 98/NT/2000
are included with the PCIS-DASK. Please refer to the PCIS-
DASK user’s guide and function reference, which is included in the
ADLINK CD, for detailed programming information.
5.2 Programming Guide
Naming Convention
There are 7 function calls provided by the C Language Library. All
the functions of the PCI-6308 are covered in this library.
The functions of the PCI-6308 software driver use full-names to
represent the functions' real meaning. The naming convention
rules are:
In DOS Environment:
X
_{hardware_model}_{action_name}. e.g. _6308_Initial().