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FreeVIEW® sound

Download FreeVIEW sound (6055320 Byte) for Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/ME operating systems.

Installation instructions

Save the file in a temporary directory and execute it. The archive becomes decompressed. With "Setup.exe" you can start the installation. Follow the instructions of the Setup program.

Online Manuals

All Online Manuals are self-extracting archives. During download, an executable file (extension '.exe') is created. After download, run this file. A disk image is created. Run SETUP.EXE and the Online Manual is installed.

for GPIB cards

The Online Manuals are self-extracting archives. During download, an executable file (extension '.exe') is created. After download, run this file. A disk image is created. Run SETUP.EXE and the Online Manual is installed.
 

for GPIB/IEEE488.2 controller / device chips: iGPIB 72010 / iGPIB 7210 / iGPIB 9914

General Information (0.1MByte  pdf-file) provides a brief introduction and the key features.

Hardware Manual (0.8MByte  pdf-file) contains pin assignments, hardware specification and timing diagrams.

for data acquisition cards

The Online Manuals are self-extracting archives. During download, an executable file (extension '.exe') is created. After download, run this file. A disk image is created. Run SETUP.EXE and the Online Manual is installed.
 

GPIB cards

Getting Started manual

Download "Getting Started" manual (german version)  (954922 Byte)  pdf-file

Download "Getting Started" manual (english version) (997360 Byte)  pdf-file

Drivers

• Driver version: 5.1
• Languages: english, german
• Operating systems: Microsoft® Windows® 3.1, Windows® 95/98/ME, Windows NT®, Windows® 2000.
• Card types: GPIB-AT, GPIB-cPCI, GPIB-HS-NT+, GPIB-PC, GPIB-PCI, GPIB-PCMCIA
• Includes Online Help

After download

• Save the file in a temporary directory and run it. The archive gets decompressed.
• Using Explorer or the MS-DOS prompt, you see a lot of subdirectories under the path of the temporary directory.

At first install the Online Help, because it contains all information for subsequent hardware installation:
• For the german version of the Online help, run "<Your temporary directory>\HILFE\SETUP.EXE".
• For the english version of the Online Help, run "<Your temporary directory>\HELP\SETUP.EXE".
• After the Online help installation, open it and look for the installation of your specific card and the matching operating system. In general, the archive is organized in this way: "<operating system>\<card type>". Consult the Online help because the way of the installation depends on operating system and card type.
• Run your card and OS-specific Setup program from "<Your temporary directory>\<operating system>\<card type>\SETUP.EXE".

HP I/O libaries

About the VISA interface provided by the HP I/O libraries

By choosing the "GPIB" functions you always bind yourself to a special manufacturer. The same application written with VISA functions, cards from different manufacturers can be used. Furthermore, changing to other programming languages or applications becomes easier because the function interface is retained.

Upon this reason, we recommend the use of the VISA functions, if they are supported by the application you want to use. These are LabView, LabWindows, HP VEE and HT Basic, only to name a few. Samples for VISA functions are attached to many of these applications.

Checked versions of the HP I/O libaries (VISA/SICL interface) are available in a

• 16 bit version B.03.13 for Microsoft® Windows® 3.1 operating system
• 32 bit version H.01.02 for Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows® 98 and Windows NT® operating systems. Should work for Windows® 2000 too.

Installation instructions

Install the components in the following order:

• First install the application, i.e. LabView.
• Second install the HP I/O Libararies. If LabVIEW is used, this procedure is also needed to replace the VISA-interface of National Instruments with the HP VISA interface.
• At last install the ines software and select the HP SICL interface during the installation.

Data acquisition cards

Drivers

Driver updates via download are possible for driver/disk versions 2.3 and higher. Users of older versions are encouraged to contact ines for an upgrade. Please include the card type, the serial number and the current version in use in your request.

For installing and using the drivers, a 16 digit number called 'Unlock Code' is required for unlocking the driver. There are three ways for obtaining this number:

• The Unlock Code is put on disk1 in file 'unlock.txt' of the disk set you received with the card. After downloading and decompressing the drivers, copy this file to the directory of disk1 of the decompressed drivers. Using this method, you will not be asked for entering the number, installation proceeds automatically by detecting the presence of this file.
• The Unlock Code is put on disk1 in file 'unlock.txt' of the disk set you received with the card. Open the file with notepad or any other text editor and write down the number including the dashes. During installation, you will be asked for an unlock code. Enter the written down number.
• Contact ines for an Unlock Code. Please include the card type, the serial number and the current version in use in your request.

After download

Please note

Contact ines for an upgrade.
 

FreeVIEW® for ines data acquisition cards

• PCMCIA/PC-Cards: DAQ i108, DAQ i116, DAQ i148, DAQ i250, DAQ i508, DAQ i516, DAQ i608, DAQ i616 and the multifunction version of these cards (-MF suffix).
• PCI cards: DAQ pci108, DAQ pci148, DAQ pci250, DAQ pci508, DAQ pci616 and the multifunction version of these cards (-MF suffix).

Download FreeVIEW plus demo version for data acquisition cards (5460675 Byte) for Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/ME, Windows NT® and Windows® 2000 operating systems.
 

Installation instructions

Make sure that the data acquisition driver is already installed. If that is true, save the file in a temporary directory and execute it. The archive becomes decompressed. With "Setup.exe" you can start the installation. Follow the instructions of the Setup program.