Windows ce, Mac os x, Linux – Measurement Computing DAQFlex User Guide User Manual
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DAQFlex Software User's Guide
Introducing DAQFlex Software
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Windows CE
1.
Go to the DAQFlex download page a
and select the
Windows CE
option.
2.
Run the
DAQFlex for Windows CE.msi
installer file.
3.
Follow the installer instructions.
4.
After the DAQFlex software is installed, copy the Windows CE device drivers (
mccusb.dll
and
mccwinceusb.dll
) from the
DAQFlex for Windows CE\Drivers\ directory
(\X86 or \XScale
folder) to the device's Windows directory.
Connect your DAQFlex device after installing the software. You can run the
FlexTest.exe
, or build and
run the C# or VB .NET example programs included in the installation using Visual Studio (version 2008
or later).
Refer to the C# and VB Example Programs chapter on page 96 for instructions on running the DAQFlex
example programs, and to the Hardware Reference chapter on page 98 for the API components and
messages supported by DAQFlex supported hardware.
Mac OS X
1.
Go to the DAQFlex download page a
and select the
Mac OS
option.
2.
Run the DAQFlex installer package (
DAQFlex.pkg
).
3.
Follow the installer instructions.
Connect your DAQFlex device after installing the software. You can run the FlexTest application located
in the
/Applications/Measurement Computing/DAQFlex
folder. Additionally, you can build and run
the example programs included in the installation using ExampleBuilder.
Refer to the C# and VB Example Programs chapter on page 96 for instructions on running the DAQFlex
example programs, and to the Hardware Reference chapter on page 98 for the API components and
messages supported by DAQFlex supported hardware.
Linux
1.
Using your Software/Package manager, verify that the
Mono framework
(version 2.4 or later) and
the
libusb
user-mode driver are installed on your Linux system.
If these versions aren't listed, information on installing, updating, or adding software repositories to
your Software/Package manager can be found at the following links. Cli
o to the Mono
web site. Cli
o to the libusb web site.
2.
As a root user, create a symbolic link to the
libusb-1.0
shared object file. For example:
o ln -s /usr/lib/libusb-1.0.so.0/usr/lib/libusb-1.0.so
The actual file location may vary.
3.
Extract the files from the
DAQFlex-2.0.tar.gz
archive file on the DAQFlex software CD using an
archive manager.
4.
In a terminal window, set the current directory to
DAQFlex/Source/DAQFlexAPI
.
5.
As a root user, run the following commands:
o make
o make install
6.
Restart the system.
Connect your DAQFlex device after installing the software. You can run the FlexTest application by
running the command
$ flextest
from a terminal window. Additionally, you can build and run the C#
example programs included in the installation using MonoDevelop or the Mono command line
interpreter.
Refer to the C# and VB Example Programs chapter on page 96 for instructions on running the DAQFlex
example programs, and to the Hardware Reference chapter on page 98 for the API components and
messages supported by DAQFlex supported hardware.