Cyclone for ARM devices User Manual
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Cyclone for ARM
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7.2
Cyclone Automated Control Package - Details
This section presents brief descriptions of the Cyclone Launch Application,
.DLL and RS232/Ethernet options that are offered by P&E’s various Cyclone
Automated Control Packages. Detailed operational instructions for these tools
are beyond the scope of this manual. For operational instructions, please
consult P&E’s
Cyclone Automated Control Package - Developer’s Manual
,
which accompanies the Basic Edition of the Cyclone Automated Control
Package. This manual may also be downloaded from www.pemicro.com.
7.2.1
Cyclone Launch Application
The Cyclone Launch application is included with every edition of the Cyclone
Automated Control Package. It allows a developer to use simple ASCII script
files to control Cyclone operations from the PC. Once the script files are
configured, a simple batch file can be created to initiate programming
operations on one or more Cyclone units. Cyclone Launch also supports
features such as stand-alone image maintenance and dynamic data
programming, which provides a powerful but easy-to-use interface. The
Cyclone Launch application is ideal for getting your automated production
environment up and running in a very short amount of time.
7.2.2
.DLL Control
The dynamic link library (DLL) that is included in all editions of the Cyclone
Automated Control Package allows you to create an application on the PC
that can directly control one (Basic Edition) or more P&E Cyclone units.
Please see
Section 7.1 - Cyclone Automated Control Package - Overview
for the number of Cyclones that may be controlled by each version of the
package.
These interface routines are designed to be compiled into visual and non
visual applications running on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7.
The actual interface routines are located in the “CYCLONE_CONTROL.DLL”
32 bit DLL file. The DLL is callable from almost any 32-bit Windows
development environment. Since the way the DLL is called varies depending
on the compiler used, you are provided with the DLL interface code and
sample applications for each of the following compilers:
Borland Delphi 2.0+ (Pascal) - Visual Application
Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0+ - Visual MFC Application
Microsoft Visual C# 2005+ - Visual Application
