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Chapter 1: Introduction
Microscan MS-3 Laser Scanner Device Driver User Guide
Device file location
Device files have the file name format
file name
.dev and are stored in
the folder location that you specify when saving the file.
Related topics
About device drivers
About this topic
This topic describes what device drivers are and what they do.
Velocity11 device drivers enable mechanical devices or software
programs to work with VWorks or BenchWorks software.
Read this topic if you are:
❑
An administrator in charge of installing device drivers and managing
Velocity11 devices
❑
A lab automation system integrator who writes software and
configures hardware controlled by VWorks or BenchWorks software
Device driver
defined
A Velocity11 device driver enables VWorks or BenchWorks software to
control and communicate with the specific type of device. Each type of
device that you operate with VWorks or BenchWorks software requires a
device driver.
For example, VWorks software uses the:
❑
VPrep Pipettor device driver to communicate with the Velocity11
VPrep Pipettor device
❑
Softmax Reader device driver to communicate with Molecular
Devices readers
Plug-in defined
A plug-in is a software program that when added to another program
extends it.
Plug-in device
drivers
Some device drivers are incorporated directly into the VWorks or
BenchWorks software application. Other device drivers are distributed
as plug-ins. All the device drivers covered in this guide are the plug-in
type.
For information about...
See...
Device diagnostics
“About diagnostics” on page 11
Device profiles
“About profiles” on page 15
Adding a device to the device
manager
“Adding devices” on page 10
