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Instruments interchange
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 | « Instruments Server » is a software layer that :
- Enables
the interchangeability of intruments (GPIB and Serial. devices)
of a same class (classes
consist of :
Digital
Multimeters, DC Power Supplies, Function Generators,
Oscilloscopes, Switches).
- Allows
you to create your own intruments classes.
- Makes
the integration of VISA and IVI instruments drivers easier.
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The
use of IS requires 3 software components
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The
kernel : it centralizes the reception and the control of the
requests from one or several clients, then it carries out the
requested services. It operates in parallel of clients
applications and instruments drivers.
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The
IS instruments drivers : these are drivers (available on
manufacturers’ web sites) which are embedded in standardized
IS functions, enabling the VISA-IVI compatibility. They are in
charge of the low-level communication of the devices. They are
grouped together by class and they are called dynamically by the
server.
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The
clients functions : these
tools are
used by developers to call instruments services from
clients applications.
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