Measurement Computing DASYLab User Manual - Manual (Page 7)

Contents
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Selecting Input Modules ............................................................................ 3-9
Switch ................................................................................................ 3-9
Slider................................................................................................ 3-10
Coded Switch................................................................................... 3-10
Creating Layouts...................................................................................... 3-10
Active and Passive Layout Elements............................................... 3-12
Chapter 4
Hardware Setup
The Configurator ....................................................................................... 4-1
DLL Driver ................................................................................................ 4-3
Default Driver............................................................................................ 4-3
Interfaces.................................................................................................... 4-4
Using Online DDE............................................................................. 4-4
Exchanging Data over TCP/IP........................................................... 4-4
Using the OPC-DA Client ................................................................. 4-5
Reading and Writing ODBC Databases ............................................ 4-5
The RS232 Interface .......................................................................... 4-5
The IEEE-488 Interface..................................................................... 4-6
The IVI Interface ............................................................................... 4-6
Chapter 5
Controlling Measurements
Triggering over Control Inputs.................................................................. 5-1
Controlling with Actions ........................................................................... 5-2
Synchronous and Asynchronous Actions .......................................... 5-2
Control Sequencer ..................................................................................... 5-3
Global Strings and Variables ..................................................................... 5-5
Chapter 6
Programming Your Own Modules
Using the Script Module............................................................................ 6-1
Programming a Script ................................................................................ 6-2
Exporting a Script Module......................................................................... 6-4
Chapter 7
Configuring the Data Flow
Optimizing Processing Time ..................................................................... 7-3
Significant Digits ....................................................................................... 7-3