Measurement Computing Personal488 rev.3.0 For DOS & Windows 3.Xi - Manual (Page 270)

II. SOFTWARE GUIDES - 10. Driver488/W31 10G. Utility Programs
Personal488 User’s Manual, Rev. 3.0 II-255
To get data from your new
device, select Enter
Commands under the
DataTransfer menu item. A
sub menu showing the
controls for the
Enter
commands will display a
dialog box, as indicated in
the figure. Since the
Enter
command uses a subset of
the parameters of the
EnterX command, the
dialog box displays all of
the controls for the
EnterX command, while disabling those not appropriate for the Enter command.
Click OK to get a reading. A dialog box pops up showing the results. The Enter command returns
the number of bytes successfully transferred. Notice the byte count in parenthesis to the left of the
command in the command list.
For a complete explanation of the Driver488/W31 commands and their uses, refer to the “Section III:
Command References” of this manual.
QUIKTEST
QUIKTEST is a simple application designed to exercise Driver488/W31, and the instruments connected
to the interface card. QUIKTEST is a good tool for verifying that your driver and interface card are
properly installed. QUIKTEST can also be used to experiment with your instruments to see how they
respond to different sequences of commands. Included on the disk, is an executable version of
QUIKTEST and the Visual Basic source code files, form files, and makefile.
Application Files
The executable version of QUIKTEST includes the following: The source code files, the form files, the
make file, and the Visual Basic (VB) run-time Dynamic Link Library (DLL), as shown in the table:
File Name Description
QUIKTEST.EXE The executable version of the application
QUIKTEST.MAK The VB makefile, used to build the executable
QUIKTEST.FRM A VB form file, which generates the main window of the application
DEVICE.FRM A VB form file, which generates the pop-up window used to create and
edit bus devices
GLOBAL.BAS A VB source code file containing global declarations and variables
IOTVB10.BAS A VB interface file included with Driver488/W31
MYCODE.BAS A VB source code file containing application-specific routines
VBRUN100.DLL The VB run-time DLL supplied by Microsoft
Installation
To run the application, only the QUIKTEST.EXE and VBRUN100.DLL files are required. Copy the
VBRUN100.DLL file into your \WINDOWS directory. The QUIKTEST file can be copied anywhere or run
from the floppy. However, the application will generally respond quicker if it is executed from the
hard drive.
Displaying the Enter Commands