
User Manual
E727T0005, valid for E-727
BRO, 2019-06-28
Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG, Auf der Roemerstrasse 1, 76228 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Phone +49 721 4846-0, Fax +49 721 4846-1019, Email
The following table shows the PC software that is included in the product CD. The given operating
systems stand for the following versions:
Windows: Windows 7, 8 and 10 (32 bit, 64 bit)
Linux: Kernel 2.6, GTK 2.0, from glibc 2.15
PC software Operating
system
Short description
Recommended
use
Dynamic
program
library for GCS
Windows,
Linux
Allows software programming for the E-
727 with programming languages such as
e. g. C++. The functions in the dynamic
program library are based on the PI
General Command Set (GCS).
For users who would like to use a
dynamic program library for their
application.
Is required for PIMikroMove.
Is required for the drivers for NI
LabVIEW software.
Drivers for
use with NI
LabVIEW
software
Windows,
Linux
NI LabVIEW is a software for data
acquisition and process control (must be
ordered separately from National
Instruments). The E-727 software is a
collection of virtual instrument drivers (VI
drivers) for the E-727 controller.
In addition to the product-specific drivers,
the product CD also contains the
Analog
drivers
, a collection of drivers for
generating an analog control signal; see
"Performing the Initial Installation" (p. 43).
The drivers support the PI General
Command Set.
For users who want to use NI
LabVIEW to program their
application.
Merge Tool
for use with
drivers for NI
LabVIEW
software
Windows The Merge Tool allows you to combine
product-specific drivers from PI with each
other.
For users who want to operate
several products from PI at the
same time while using NI
LabVIEW.
MATLAB
drivers
Windows MATLAB is a development environment
and programming language for numerical
calculations (must be ordered separately
from MathWorks).
The PI MATLAB driver consists of a
MATLAB class that can be included in any
MATLAB script. This class supports the PI
General Command Set.
The PI MATLAB driver does not require
any additional MATLAB toolboxes.
For users who want to use
MATLAB to program their
application.