Specifications

Advantech Co., Ltd. 5 PCI-1761 User’s Manual

www.advantech.com

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-1761

card:

z DLL driver (on the companion CD-ROM)

z LabVIEW driver

z Advantech ActiveDAQ

z Advantech GeniDAQ

Programming choices for DA&C cards: You may use Advantech applica-

tion software such as Advantech DLL driver. On the other hand,

advanced users are allowed another option for register-level program-

ming, although not recommended due to its laborious and time-consum-

ing nature.

DLL Driver

The Advantech DLL Drivers software is included on the companion CD-

ROM at no extra charge. It also comes with all the Advantech DA&C

cards. Advantech's DLL driver features a complete I/O function library to

help boost your application performance. The Advantech DLL driver for

Windows 95/98/NT/2000 works seamlessly with development tools such

as Visual C++, Visual Basic, Inprise C++ Builder and Inprise Delphi.

who find it necessary to write codes directly at the level of device regis-

ters. Since register-level programming requires much effort and time, we

recommend that you use the Advantech DLL drivers instead. However, if

vant information in Appendix C, Register Structure and Format, or to the

example codes included on the companion CD-ROM.