Teledyne LeCroy PXA125 - Manual (Page 46)

User Manual PXA125
2-32 Installation
Windows NT Device
Driver Installation
A device driver is necessary for the PXA125 software to communicate
with the PXI boards. Windows applications cannot communicate with
PXI devices without a device driver installed. The PXA125’s
installation CD includes instrument drivers for supporting various
Windows platforms.
Since Windows NT does not have Plug & Play capability, the
installation process is completely different than how it’s done on other
Windows platforms. Actually, the Windows NT installation is
transparent and automatic while you install some software utilities that
are necessary to operate and detect the instrument on your PC.
These utilities are called ArbConnection and ArbDetector. Detailed
description of these utilities is given in other sections of the manual
however, if you are an NT user, you must install these utilities before
your NT system will be able to detect and control the PXA125.
To install your Windows NT driver and other software utilities,
complete the following steps:
1. Power down your computer and PXI chassis.
2. Insert the PXA125 board into a free PXI slot.
3. Power on your PXI chassis
4. Power on your computer
5. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
6. Start installing the software using the procedure for “Installing
ArbConnection and ArbDetector” utilities as described below.
Installing
ArbConnection
and ArbDetector ArbConnection and ArbDetector are two software utilities that must be
installed on your computer for you to be able to operate and control
the PXA125. ArbConnection has three basic function: 1) Control
instrument setups, 2) Create, edit and download complex arbitrary
waveforms to your instrument and 3) Create, edit and download
complex (frequency) modulating waveforms.
Advanced users may want to write their own applications to control
the PXA125 functions and features. For this purpose, C++ libraries
and DLL’s are available on the CD and can be copied to your
application folder. However, if you are first time user and can’t wait to
get your hands on some controls and waveforms, it is recommended
that you install ArbConnection now. ArbConnection and waveform
generation aspects are covered in other sections of this manual.
The ArbDetector program contains device initialization and interfacing
links between your computer’s board and the PXA125’s PXI interface
chip and therefore, ArbDetector must be installed and invoked
whenever you want to use the PXA125, even if you are running your
own application and regardless of which Windows platform is installed
on your computer.