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5 Write Your Own Application
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5 Write Your Own Application
In order to write your own application, you need a specific instrument driver and some tools for
use in different programming environments. The driver and tools are included in the installer
package.
In this section the location of drivers and files, required for programming in different environ-
ments, are given for installation under Windows
®
7 (32 and 64 bit)
Note
Thorlabs Deformable Mirror software and drivers contains 32 bit and 64 bit applications.
In 32 bit systems, only the 32 bit components are installed to
C:\Program Files\...
In 64 bit systems the 64 bit components are being installed to
C:\Program Files\...
while 32 bit components can be found at
C:\Program Files (x86)\...
In the table below you will find a summary of what files you need for particular programming en-
vironments.
Programming
environment
Necessary files
C, C++, CVI *.fp (function panel file; required for CVI IDE only)
*.h (header file)
*.lib (static library)
*.dll (dynamic linked library)
C# .net wrapper dll
LabView™
*.fp (function panel)
Beside that, LabVIEW™ driver vi's are provided with the *.llb
container file
In the next sections the location of above files is described in detail.