Software Overview; Daqnavi Device Driver Programming Roadmap - Advantech PCIE-1805 User Manual

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Software Overview

Advantech offers a rich set of DLL drivers, third-party driver support, and application
software to help fully exploit the functions of your PCIE-1805 card:
 Device Drivers (downloaded from Advantech website)
 LabVIEW driver
 Advantech DAQNavi
 Datalogger
Programming Choices for DA&C Cards
You may use Advantech application software such as Advantech Device Drivers. On
the other hand, advanced users can use register-level programming, although this is
not recommended due to its laborious and time-consuming nature.
DAQNavi Software
Advantech DAQNavi software includes device drivers and SDK, which features a
complete I/O function library to help boost your application performance. The Advan-
tech DAQNavi software for Windows XP/7/8 (desktop mode) works seamlessly with
development tools such as Visual Studio.NET, Visual C++, Visual Basic and Borland
Delphi.
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DAQNavi Device Driver Programming Roadmap

This section will provide you a roadmap to demonstrate how to build an application
from scratch using Advantech DAQNavi Device Driver with your favorite develop-
ment tools such as Visual Studio.NET, Visual C++, Visual Basic, Delphi, and C++
Builder. The step-by-step instructions on how to build your own applications using
each development tool is given in the Device Drivers Manual. A rich set of example
source code is also provided for your reference.
Programming Tools
Programmers can develop application programs with their favorite development
tools:
 Visual Studio .NET
 Visual C++ and Visual Basic
 Delphi
 C++ Builder
For instructions on how to begin programming work in each development tool,
Advantech offers a Tutorial Chapter in the DAQNavi SDK Manual for your reference.
Please refer to the corresponding sections in this chapter on the DAQNavi SDK Man-
ual to begin your programming efforts. You can also look at the example source code
provided for each programming tool; examples can help jump-start a project.
The DAQNavi SDK Manual can be found after you installed the manual pack-
age(DAQNavi_Programing_References, which can be downloaded on Advantech
support portal). Alternatively, if you have already installed the manual package on
your system, The DAQNavi SDK Manual can be readily accessed through the Start
button:
Start/Programs/Advantech Automation/DAQNavi/DAQNavi Manuals/DAQNavi
SDK Manual
The example source code can be found under the corresponding installation folder
such as the default installation path:
\Advantech\DAQNavi\Examples
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