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IviDMM_ConfigureTrigger (session, IVIDMM_VAL_IMMEDIATE, 0.01);

IviDMM_Read (session, 1000, &reading); printf ("%f", reading); IviDMM_close (session);

Editing the Configuration Store

If you installed the IVI Shared Components in the default location, you will find the Configuration Store information in a file named IviConfigurationStore.xml in C:\Program Files\IVI\Data. Recent versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer can display .xml files. If you double-click on the file, a copy of Internet Explorer should start and you can view the contents of the file.

But we do mean view, not edit; you should use an IVI configuration utility or the IVI Configuration Store API to make changes to the Configuration Store file. You can usually obtain these utilities with your IVI driver, instrument, or ADE.

Important! Never make changes directly to the Configuration Store file.

Instead use an IVI configuration utility or the IVI Configuration Store API.

The configuration server provides much more functionality than it is possible to describe here. For more information, see the IVI Configuration Server specification at http://ivifoundation.org/Downloads/Specifications.htm or contact your IVI provider.

Future Development of IVI

One feature of IVI that gives it an advantage over other instrument drivers is simply that it’s still actively evolving. Current IVI work focuses on the following:

•Keeping up-to-date with technology, including 64-bit integers and Vista compatibility;

•Keeping up-to-date with advances in test and measurement, including LXI technology;

•Developing new class specifications for digitizers, counter timers, and synthetic instruments

•Developing a .NET standard that will optimize IVI drivers for use in .NET.

IVI Drivers in Action

IVI Getting Started Guide contains a single example in many different ADEs. You probably work primarily in a single ADE but would benefit from seeing other examples that use IVI drivers. Examples are available from two primary sources:

1Vendors who provide IVI drivers frequently show examples of their use in test applications on their Web site. Visit the vendor’s site and search for “IVI drivers” to find information on and examples of driver use.

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