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Programming
For programming the device please use the Meilhaus Electronic In-
telligent Driver System (ME-iDS) included in your package. The ME-
iDS is a unique driver system covering different devices and operat-
ing systems. It supports Windows 2000 and higher and contains a
universal function library (API) for all common programming lan-
guages (the extent of the current software support can be found in
the README-files of the ME-iDS).
A detailed description of the functions can be found in the ME-iDS
manual (see CD/DVD enclosed or online:
www.meilhaus.de/download/ME-iDS.
Further details regarding the assignment of the subdevices and de-
vice specific arguments can be found in the help file (help file format
under Windows, *.chm) which can be accessed via the „ME-iDS
Control Center“ in the info area of the task bar (as a rule in the
lower right corner of the screen) or via the Windows start menu.
The ME-5810 series base boards are devices with five subdevices,
beginning with index “0”. When using plug-on boards (e.g. ME-
5002) these appear as individual devices and subdevices, beginning
with the index “0”. The functionality of the subdevices can be se-
lected by the user from a list of predefined configurations. The de-
sired configuration has to be selected with the configuration tool
ME-iDC before the user application is started. With the standard
configuration (ID 0) the board is ready to-use at once. The following
tables show an overview of the configurations available:
