SERIES AP220 / AP231 ACROPACK
USER
’S MANUAL
Acromag, Inc. Tel: 248-295-0310
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http://www.acromag.com
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https://www.acromag.com
Windows
Acromag provides software products (sold separately) to facilitate the
development of Windows
applications interfacing with AcroPack modules,
VPX I/O board products, and PCIe I/O Cards. This software (model APSW-
API-WIN) consists of low-level drivers and Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) that
are compatible with a number of programming environments. The DLL
functions provide a high-level interface to boards eliminating the need to
perform low-level reads/writes of registers, and the writing of interrupt
handlers.
VxWorks
Acromag provides a software product (sold separately) consisting of
VxWorks
software. This software (Model APSW-API-VXW) is composed of
VxWorks
(real time operating system) libraries for all AcroPack modules,
VPX I/O board products, and PCIe I/O Cards. The software is implemented
as a library of “C” functions which link with existing user code to make
possible simple control of all Acromag AcroPack modules.
Linux
Acromag provides a software product consisting of Linux
software. This
software (Model APSW-API-LNX) is composed of Linux
libraries for all
AcroPack modules, VPX I/O board products, and PCIe I/O Cards. The
software is implemented as a library of “C” functions
which link with existing
user code to make possible simple control of all Acromag AcroPack modules.
1.6 References
The following resources regarding AcroPack modules are available for
download on Acromag’s website or by contacting your sales represent
ative.
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PCI Express MINI Card Electromechanical Specification, REV 1.2