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#include "AcqirisD1Import.h"

#include "AcqirisT3Import.h"

at the beginning of every file that will access Acqiris Device Driver functions.

The project should include the AqDrv4.lib file.

2.3. LabVIEW

NOTE: All new software development should use recent platforms, i.e. LV 8.x. Support for LV 7.1 will continue only

for the older models (the LLBs are frozen as of Release 3.2). New models/families will only be supported on LV 8.x.

The AqXX (Acqiris Digitizer) driver for LabVIEW conforms to National Instruments' Instrument Driver Standard. If

LabVIEW is installed on the target machine when the Acqiris software is installed, the AqXX driver interfaces will

be copied to the LabVIEW n\Instr.lib directory. The driver function VI‟s can then be found on the Functions palette

(block diagram), Instrument Drivers subpalette. There is also a Getting Started VI, as well as some example VI‟s.

The standard API help file is available from within LabVIEW. The Revision Query VI gives information on the

current version. There are actually many llb files, AqBx.llb, AqTx.llb, and AqDx.llb containing the routines shown

below. The AqDx_obs.llb has deprecated but still usable routines.

Under LabView8 the three families discussed above have been placed into 3 projects. Each project contains

Examples, Private, and Public Folders. The project folder also contains an Acqiris Xx Readme.html giving version

information. As an example, the Tx project looks as shown below:

The Example folder contains ready to use potential starting points for your own programs. Individual library

functions can be found at the Public level or in one of the 4 categories shown. Query functions are in the Utility

folder. The block diagram of the VI Tree.vi can be used to access individual functions. It allows quick and easy

access to all needed vi‟s.

The AqBx Generic functions family contains the following vi‟s.