Instrument Driver Development Course

The Instrument Driver Development course provides in-depth and specific training on developing IVI (Interchangeable Virtual Instrument) compliant instrument drivers using LabWindows/CVI. The course discusses architecture and operation of IVI drivers, thus enabling a student to gain a full understanding behind their design and implementation. During the course you develop an actual instrument driver for a digital multimeter (DMM), reinforcing the course

Audience:

• Engineers and programmers needing to develop IVI compliant instrument drivers

• Instrument vendors developing instrument

After attending this course you will be able to: 

• Understand the architecture and benefits of IVI instrument drivers

• Increase the performance of your instrument driver using state caching

• Use the IVI wizard to quickly create generic instrument driver shells

• Develop IVI instrument drivers capable of running in simulation mode where measured data is simulated

• Understand the IVI defined instrument classes -- DMM, oscilloscope, arbitrary waveform/function generator, DC power supply, and switch

• Maximize software reuse in developing instrument

Prerequisites: 

• LabWindows/CVI Fundamentals (Basics I and II) or equivalent experience

You will cover:

 Using IVI Drivers

• Background and IVI overview

• Developing applications with IVI drivers

• Overview of attribute model concept

• Class drivers and IVI driver library

• Simulation tools

• Interchangeability considerations

• Driver development process overview/roadmap

• IVI instrument driver wizard

• Attribute editor

• Range tables and range checking

• Common IVI library functions and error

• Handling macros

• Attribute read and write callbacks

• Dependent attributes

• Range table callbacks

• Attribute invalidation

• Editing and creating function panels/ finishing DMM driver

• Adding/removing attributes

• Optimizing DMM driver (hidden attributes)

• Dynamic range tables

• Advanced Topics: string attributes, range

• Check and coerce callbacks, attribute flags

This course is available on the following dates in: 2007
Pittsburgh	Cleveland	Philadelphia
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Courses are regularly offered throughout the year. Customized courses and alternative training schedules are available either on-site or at our permanent facility. Course descriptions and current course schedules are available upon request.

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