32-Bit Operating System - THORLABS ERM200 User Manual

ERM2xx Series Extinction Ratio Meter
In this section the location of drivers and files required for programming in different environments are
given for installation under Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (32 and 64 bit) and Windows 11 (32 and 64-bit).
Note
The ERM2-Series driver contains 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
In 32-bit systems, only the 32-bit components are installed to
C:\Program Files\...
In 64-bit systems the 64-bit components are being installed to
C:\Program Files\...
while 32-bit components can be found at
C:\Program Files (x86)\...
Please find a summary of what files are required for particular programming environments in the table
below
Programming environment Necessary files
C, C++, CVI
C#
LabView
Note:
All above environments require also the VXIpnp Instrument Driver dll!
During installation, a system environment variable VXIPNPPATH for including files is created. It con-
tains the information where the drivers are installed to, usually to C:\Program Files\IVI
Foundation\VISA\WinNT\.
In the next sections the locations of above files are described in detail.

5.5.1 32-bit Operating System

Note
According to the VPP6 (Rev6.1) Standard the installation of the 32 bit VXIpnp driver includes both the
WINNT and GWINNT frameworks.
VXIpnp Instrument driver:
C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\Bin\TLERM200_32.dll
Note
This instrument driver is required for all development environments!
Header file
C:\Program Files\IVI Foundation\VISA\WinNT\include\TLERM200.h
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*.h (header file)
*.lib (static library)
.net wrapper dll
*.fp (function panel) and NI VISA instrument driver
Beside that, LabVIEW™ driver vi's are provided with the *.llb container
file.
Note LabVIEW™ drivers and components are installed only if a
LabVIEW™ installation was recognized.
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