User`s guide

Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide 1-13
Installation
Folders and Files Supplied with the E6432A VXIplug&play Driver
Folders and Files Supplied with the E6432A
VXIplug&play Driver
This section describes the folders and files that are supplied with the
VXIplug&play driver.
❏ If a VISA library is not installed, the VXIplug&play driver can only
be used in demo mode.
Demo mode is used for demonstration purposes of the graphical user
interface only, and does not require any physical connection to
hardware or the VXI bus. The Setup.exe program installs the
VXIplug&play driver in the VXIpnp\WinNT folder by default, but
allows the destination folder to be changed during installation.
If you answer yes to the “Startup Error Dialog Box,” the
VXIplug&play driver will be used in demo mode.
❏ If a VISA library is installed, the VXIplug&play driver can be used
in demo mode or run-time mode.
Run-time mode is used during normal operation of the graphical
user interface, and does require physical connections to hardware
and the VXI bus. The Setup.exe program installs the VXIplug&play
driver in the VXIpnp\WinNT folder by default, and does not allow the
destination folder to be changed during installation.
The VXIpnp\WinNT folder is located under the directory path that
you selected when installing the VISA library. To change the location
of these folders, refer to the installation procedure that was used to
install Agilent Technologies I/O library or National Instruments
VISA library; if you desire to change the directory path, the library
will need to be reinstalled before installing the E6432A
VXIplug&play driver.
After installing the VXIplug&play driver, the WinNT folder contains the
following folders and files:
Bin:
• HPE6432.dll
This dynamic link library file is the VXIplug&play driver for the
E6432A microwave synthesizer. This file is generated by compiling
the HPE6432.c file and linking it with the libHPE6432.lib file.
• HPE6432_32.dll
This dynamic link library file is a copy of the HPE6432.dll file, but is
used by the Agilent VEE and LabVIEW environments.
If you plan to customize the HPE6432.dll file, refer to the procedure:
To generate a new HPE6432.dll file