Measurement Computing TP ADAC-32 rev.1.0 - Manual (Page 4)

ADAC PCI Series TP ADAC-32 Driver 1
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 TESTPOINT COMPATIBILITY
The TPADAC-32 driver will function with TestPoint version 4 and higher, running under MS Windows
98/ME/NT4/2000/XP
1.2 HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY
The TPADAC-32 Driver supports the ADAC PCI Series hardware. The driver was designed to be
compatible with your TestPoint software A/D, D/A, DIO and CT options. Most Options are supported such
as: StartA/D, AcquireA/D, SampleA/D, StopA/D, SetAD trigger immediate, SetA/D trigger digital, SetA/D
burst mode, StartD/A, StopD/A, Output D/A, DIO input from, DIO Output to, DIO Set bits, DIO
Configure, CT start event count, CT read event count and CT start rate generator.
2. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Normally, the ADAC Driver files are loaded during the TestPoint product installation. If your version of
TestPoint does not contain the TPADAC-32 driver, you can install it by going to the "ADAC_TP" folder
on your ADAC CD, and clicking on setup.exe.
The setup process will prompt you to place the ADAC files under your "TestPoint" folder, it’s important
that you verify the setup program is installing into your Testpoint directory, normally c:\TestPt; otherwise
TestPoint will fail to find the appropriate ADAC drivers.
Once installed you must manually edit the tpad.ini located in your TestPoint directory to add the following
line to the [ADDRIVERS32] section:
[ADDRIVERS32]
TPADAC32=TPADAC32.DLL
The setup process will automatically install the following files on to your computer:
c:\Windows\
ADAC-TP.con
ADAC-TP.ini
ADLCORE.dll
ADGRM.dll
c:\Windows\system32\drivers\
PCI55XX.sys
c:\Testpt\
ADAC-TP.dll
Important: Once TPADAC-32 is installed on your PC, it is necessary for you to run the ADAC
Configurator Utility to select user options such as input configuration, etc.. Options you select in the
Configurator Utility are saved as your initialization file, which is read by the TestPoint software. See
“
TestPoint Board Configuration File ” section for more details