Advantech PCI-1718 Series 1.4 Software Overview

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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-

1718HDU/HGU card:

• Device Drivers (on the companion CD-ROM)

• LabVIEW driver

• Advantech ActiveDAQ

• Advantech ADAQView

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 98/2000/XP works seamlessly with development tools such as

Visual C++, Visual Basic, Borland C++ Builder and Borland Delphi.

who find it necessary to write code directly at the level of the device reg-

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

recommend that you use the Advantech Device Drivers instead. How-

ever, if register-level programming is indispensable, you should refer to

the relevant information in Appendix C, Register Structure and Format,

or to the example codes included on the companion CD-ROM.