Using Visual Programming Environments; Getting Started With Hp Vee - HP 8163A Series Programming Manual

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7 Select the default, VXIPNP, or choose another folder. Press Next> to
continue.
You see a message summarizing the options you have chosen.
If you are satisfied, with the options press Next> to continue.
If you want to review or change any settings press Back>.
8 If you press Next> to continue, the installation is performed and you see a
message saying that setup is complete, giving you an option to view the
Readme file.
9 Press Finish to complete installation, viewing the Readme file if you wish.
A webpage explaining how to get started with the HP 816x VXIplug&play
Instrument Driver using HP VEE or LabView appears.
Using Visual Programming
Environments

Getting Started with HP VEE

Hewlett-Packard Visual Engineering Environment (HP VEE) is a visual
programming language optimized for instrument control applications. To develop
programs in HP VEE, you connect graphical 'objects' instead of writing lines of
code. These programs resemble easy-to-understand block diagrams with lines.
HP VEE allows you to leverage your investment in textual languages by
integrating with languages such as C, C++, Visual Basic, FORTRAN, Pascal, and
HP BASIC.
HP VEE controls GPIB, VXI, Serial, PC Plug-in, and LAN instruments directly
over the interfaces or by using instrument drivers.
HP VEE supports VXIplug&play drivers in the WIN, WIN95, WINNT, and HP-
UX frameworks. In addition, versions 3.2 and above of HP VEE support the
graphical Function Panel interface, providing a function tree of the hierarchy of
the driver.
NO TE This appendix assumes that you are using Windows 95. If you are using
Windows NT, please replace every reference to win95 with winnt.
Windows 95 and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft
corporation.
HP VEE automatically calls the initialize and close functions to perform
automatic error checking.
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