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Getting Started with the Agilent E1438
To use the example programs
Several example programs are included that perform useful tasks and can serve as a basis for your
own programs. When you installed your Agilent E1438 Windows libraries and drivers using the
setup program or utility, you also installed executable and source code files for several useful
example programs. The programs demonstrate programming the module with "C", Microsoft
Visual Basic,
The executables for these examples require an Agilent E1438 and, for Windows, VXIplug&play
support; in other words, they will not run in simulation mode like the Agilent E1438 Soft Front
Panel program.
Shortcuts for the executables appear in the age1438 Windows program group if you added it
during setup.
In Windows environments, executable files and source code for the Microsoft Visual Basic
examples are installed in the drive:\vxipnp\win[95|NT]\age1438\vb directory. The "C" examples
are in the ...\age1438\msc\examples directory.
The group of programs described here may be supplemented with additional programs later,
which will be described in the online help or readme file.
ACVolts_32.exe
This is the simplest practical complete program using the Agilent E1438, and it functions like an
AC voltmeter. It is written in Visual Basic.
acvolts.exe
This is a console version of acvolts_32.exe, written in Microsoft Visual C++.
Benchmark_32.exe
This performance benchmark program is really more of a utility than an example, although source
code is provided. It allows users to measure data transfer rates and command processing times on
their system without having to write new code. The utility is written in Visual Basic.
bench.exe
This is a console version of Benchmark_32.exe, written in Microsoft Visual C++.