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5.5 Serial Test Keyboard
To aid the user in operating the VI-700, a Serial “Key-
board” Controller program - the easiest way to con-
trol serial devices without writing a program - is avail-
able from IET. This Serial Keyboard program auto-
matically finds your device at start-up and it lets you
enter just the data that you want to send to the de-
vice. This program works with ICS, Measurement
Computing and National Instruments controllers.
To implement, request a download of:
ICS_Serkybd_Install.zip,
from IET Labs Tech
Support
Unzip the file and follow instructions to install.
Open the application. Initialize the COM PORT and
use the Device Command window to send a
com-
mand string
to the VI-700, where the command
string is constructed as described in Chapter 7. A
command string might be, for example:
SOURce:DATA output string
SERIAL INTERFACE
