Preface - HP 98640A Installation And Reference Manual

98640A Analog Input Interface
PREFACE
The HP 98640A Analog Interface is designed to make putting an HP 9000 Series 200 computer in
touch with the IIreal world ll easy. In this manual we explain how to install the interface in your com-
puter. We also present a very simple example of an assembly language program for making a single
reading from an input. This example, in section four, is aimed at advanced assembly language
programmers.
This manual's Appendix briefly explains how the HP 98640A Analog Input Interface may affect an
existing application. A glossary follows the Appendix. Also in the back are two different reader
comment forms. One form asks you to evaluate this manual, the other asks what follow-on products
you may have a future need for.
One product that is already available is the HP 98645A Measurement Library. The library's set of
subroutines that you can call from high level languages may save considerable development time. The
following languages can call rou tines from the library:
BASIC 3.0 and 2.0 with 2.1 extensions
Pascal 3.0, 2.1, and 2.0
Contact your Hewlett-Packard sales representative for more information about the HP 98645A
Measurement Library.
We strongly recommend the following books to anyone who intends to write his or her own assembly-
language application programs for 9000 Series 200 computers:
·Pascal 2.0 System Designer's Guide, part number 09826-90074
·MC68000 User's Manual, part number 09826-90073
If you are interested in producing applications software, ask your Hewlett-Packard representative
about HP+. We can help you get the word out about your application.
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