Creating and Adding Drivers

In this section, you will create a new driver. Typically, if you already have the driver for your instrument, you will only need to add and configure it for your system before using it. In this example, you will be developing a new driver for the Keysight 34410a Digital Multimeter GPIB instrument. For reference, you will add the Ag3441x.drv, which is supplied with ATEasy, to your system.

To add an existing driver to the System:

1.      Select the Drivers submodule below the System module in the Workspace Window.

2.      Select Insert Driver Below from the Insert menu or from the Standard toolbar. ATEasy displays a list of available drivers. By default, ATEasy drivers are installed in the Drivers folder below the main ATEasy folder.

3.      Select Ag3441x.drv and click Open. ATEasy loads the driver and names a driver shortcut as DMM. This driver is for a Keysight/Agilent/HP GPIB based Digital Multimeter (DMM). The document view for the driver opens in the client area.

To create a new driver in the System:

4.      Right-click on the Drivers submodule below the System module in the Workspace Window and select New Driver from the context menu. ATEasy adds a new driver and names the driver shortcut Driver1. The document view for the new driver opens in the client area.

5.      Click on the Save All command from the file menu and save the new driver (Driver1) to MyDMM in the MyProject folder. Notice that ATEasy renamed the shortcut from Driver1 to MyDMM.