HP E1432A User's Guide
Using the HP E1432A
Introduction
This chapter shows how to use the HP E1432A using the VXIplug&play Host Interface Library.
The Host Interface Library for the HP E1432A is a set of functions that allow the user to program the register-based HP E1432A at a higher level than register reads and writes. The library allows groups of HP E1432As to be set up and programmed as if they were one entity
Two versions of the Host Interface Library are included. One is the HP-UX C-Language Host Interface Library which uses SICL (the Standard Instrument Interface Library) to communicate to the HP E1432A hardware. It works for HP-UX 10.20. The other is the VXIplug&play Library for Windows 95, Windows NT, and HP-UX 10.20 which communicates with the hardware using VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture). VISA is the input/output standard upon which all the VXIplug&play software components are based.
This chapter covers the VXIplug&play version, but it will also be useful to users of the C-Language version. If you are using the C-Language version, you should also refer to the chapter titled “The C-Language Host Interface Library.”
The library includes routines to set up and query parameters, start and stop measurements, read and write data, and control interrupts. Routines to aid debugging and perform low-level I/O are also included.
For information on diagnostics see the chapter titled “Troubleshooting the HP E1432A.”
