Introduction - HP E1433A User Manual

HP E1433A User's Guide
Using the HP E1433A

Introduction

This chapter shows how to use the HP E1433A using the VXIplug&play
Host Interface Library.
The HP E1433A uses the same software as the HP E1432A 16 Channel 51.2
kSa/sec Digitizer plus DSP.
The Host Interface Library for the HP E1433A is a set of functions that
allow the user to program the register-based HP E1433A at a higher level
than register reads and writes. The library allows groups of HP E1433As 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 HP E1433A hardware.
It works for HP-UX 10.20. The other is the VXIplug&play Library for
Windows 95, 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 you are using the C-Language version,
you should also refer to the chapter titled "The C-Language Host Interface
Library."
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
HP E1433A."
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