Once the software is installed, the following tools and software components are available:
GXDMM Panel – Configures and controls the GXDMM board various features via an interactive user interface.
GXDMM driver - A DLL based function library (32 and 64-bit GXDMM.DLL) used to program and control the board. The driver uses Marvin Test Solutions’ HW driver or VISA supplied by third party vendor to access and control the GXDMM boards.
Programming files and examples – Interface files and libraries for support of various programming tools. A complete list of files and development tools supported by the driver is included in subsequent sections of this manual.
Documentation – On-Line help and User’s Guide for the board, GXDMM driver and panel.
HW Driver and PXI/PCI Explorer applet – use to configure the PXI chassis, controllers and devices. This is required for accurate identification of your PXI instruments later on when installed in your system. The applet configuration is saved to PXISYS.ini and PXIeSYS.ini that are used by Marvin Test Solutions’ instruments, the VISA provider and VISA based instruments drivers. In addition, the applet can be used to assign chassis numbers, Legacy Slot numbers and instruments alias names.
VISA is a standard maintained by the IVI Foundation and the PXI Systems Alliance organizations (http://www.ivifoundation.org/ , http://www.pxisa.org/). VISA provides a standard way for instrument manufacturers and users to write and use instruments drivers. The VISA resource managers such as National Instruments Measurement & Automation (NI-MAX) can display and configure instruments and their address (similar to Marvin Test Solutions’ PXI/PCI Explorer).