Measurement Computing DASYLab User Manual - Manual (Page 43)

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Hardware Setup
DASYLab supports many standard measurement and control boards and
various interfaces in order to communicate with external devices. When you
install DASYLab, you select the DASYLab driver for your measurement
acquisition board.
DASYLab distinguishes between DLL drivers that you can use in a
worksheet with other hardware drivers and default drivers that you cannot
use with other hardware drivers. The sound driver is a default driver. The
NI-DAQmx driver is a DLL driver you can combine with other drivers in a
measurement.
Specify in the configurator the hardware driver for the device you are using.
The configurator displays the first time when the installation is complete in
order to, for example, request the license number.
The Configurator
Use the configurator to configure the DASYLab installation according to
your tasks. You can call the configurator any time from the Windows start
menu, for example, to register the driver for a new hardware, to activate the
evaluation version with a valid license number, or to execute an upgrade.
The configurator in Figure 4-1 lists all packages available on your computer.
The list includes different hardware drivers and field bus systems. The status
indicates whether a package already belongs to the DASYLab installation
and the version number indicates how recent the package is. Click Enable to
use the selected package in DASYLab. Click Disable to remove the selected
package from DASYLab. The package is not disabled or enabled until you
click OK.