User manual

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1.4 Software Overview
Advantech offers a rich set of DLL drivers, third-party driver support and
application software to help fully exploit the functions of your
PCI-1711U/UL card:
• Device Drivers (on the companion CD-ROM)
• LabVIEW driver
• Advantech ActiveDAQ Pro
• WaveScan
Programming choices for DA&C cards
You may use Advantech application software such as Advantech Device
Drivers. On the other hand, advanced users can use register-level pro-
gramming, although this is not recommended due to its laborious and
time-consuming nature.
Device Drivers
Advantech Device Driver software is included on the companion CD-
ROM at no extra charge. It also comes with all Advantech DA&C cards.
Advantech’s Device Drivers features a complete I/O function library to
help boost your application performance. Advantech Device Drivers for
Windows 2000/XP/7 works seamlessly with development tools such as
Visual Studio .Net, Visual C++, Visual Basic, Borland C++ Builder and
Borland Delphi.
1.5 Device Driver Programming Roadmap
This section will provide you a roadmap to demonstrate how to build an
application from scratch using Advantech Device Drivers with your
favorite development tools such as Visual Studio .Net, Visual C++, Visual
Basic, Delphi and C++ Builder. The step-by-step instructions on how to
build your own applications using each development tool will be given in
the Device Drivers Manual. Moreover, a rich set of example source code
is also given for your reference.