Manual ME-5001
Rev. 1.1E
Meilhaus Electronic
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Programming
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Programming
The Meilhaus Intelligent Driver System (ME-iDS) is included with the
ME-5001 for programming purposes. The ME-iDS is a unified driver
system usable across devices and operating systems. It supports Windows
2000 and above, as well as Linux systems (in preparation) with Kernel 2.6
and above, and contains a universal function library (API) for all
common programming languages. (You can find the scope of the current
software support in the readme files of the ME-iDS.)
A detailed description of the functions can be found in the ME-iDS
manual (see the CD/DVD included with the board, or online under:
www.meilhaus.com/download). Other details, such as the assignment of
the subdevices and device-specific arguments, may be found in the help
file (in the help file format under Windows, *.chm), which you can open
via the "ME-iDS Control Center" in the information area of the taskbar
(usually at the bottom right of the screen), or through the Windows Start
menu.
The plug-on board of type ME-5001 is a discrete device with six "subde-
vices", beginning with the index "0". The functionality of the subdevices
can be specified by the user through selecting a pre-defined configura-
tion. The desired configuration is loaded into the board by the ME-iDC
configuration tool before your application starts. Using the standard
configuration, (ID 0), the board is ready to operate immediately. You will
find an overview of the currently available configurations in the following
table:
