Tektronix Keithley ASO for CTM Quick Start Guide

ASO-CTM Quick Start

USER’S GUIDE

ASO-CTM Quick Start

User’s Guide

Revision B – July 1996

Part Number: 87690

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Preface

The ASO-CTM Quick Start User’s Guide describes how to get started
writing programs for CTM-10 and CTM-05/A boards using the
CTM-05/CTM-10 Function Call Driver. A 16-bit version of the
CTM-05/CTM-10 Function Call Driver is part of the CTM-05/A & 10
Advanced SW software (for Windows  3.1 and Windows 3.11 for
Workgroups). A 32-bit version of the CTM-05/CTM-10 Function Call
Driver is part of the ASO-CTM Win 95 32-Bit Drivers software (for
Windows 95 only).

The ASO-CTM Quick Start User’s Guide is intended for programmers
using a CTM-10 or CTM-05/A board in an IBM

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PC AT

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or compatible
computer. It is assumed that users are familiar with counter/timer and
digital I/O principles and have read the CTM-10 and CTM-05/A User’s

Guide to familiarize themselves with the board’s features.

The ASO-CTM Quick Start User’s Guide is organized as follows:

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The CTM Disks describes the contents of the disks shipped with the

CTM-10 and CTM-05/A boards.

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Setup and Installation describes how to install the software, how to

configure the boards, and how to use the control panel to test the
boards.

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Summary of Functions contains a brief description of each of the

CTM-05/CTM-10 Function Call Driver functions. Refer to the CTM
FCD online help for a more detailed description of the functions.
(Both the 16-bit and 32-bit drivers offer the same set of functions.)

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Programming Flow Diagrams contains a series of flow diagrams

showing the steps required to perform each of the operations
supported by the CTM-05/CTM-10 Function Call Driver. Refer to the
CTM FCD online help for a more detailed description of the required
procedures.

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Table of Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

The CTM Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Setup and Installation

Installing the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Configuring the Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Using the Configuration Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Setting Switches and Jumpers on the Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Summary of Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Programming Flow Diagrams

Preliminary Steps for All Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Steps for Event Counting Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Steps for Frequency Measurement Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Steps for Pulse Output Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Steps for Digital Input and Digital Output Operations . . . . . . . . 23

List of Tables

Table 1. Configuring CTM-10 and CTM-05/A Boards. . . . . 5

Table 2. Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Table 3. Summary of Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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The CTM Disks

CTM-10 and CTM-05/A boards are shipped with the following disks:

CTM-10/05A Mode Software - Use this disk for DOS application

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programs and for older Windows programs that use the Port I/O
software (PORTIO.DLL). Copy the files from this disk to an
appropriate directory. For more information, refer to FILES.TXT,
which lists and describes all the copied files; PORTIO.TXT, which
describes how to use the Port I/O software; and README.TXT. The

ASO-CTM Quick Start User’s Guide is not intended for use with this

software package.

CTM-05/A & 10 Advanced SW (16-bit software package) - Use

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this disk for all 16-bit programs that use the CTM-05/CTM-10
Function Call Driver. The ASO-CTM Quick Start User’s Guide is
intended for use with this software package.

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ASO-CTM Win95 32-Bit Drivers (32-bit software package) - Use

these two disks for all 32-bit, Windows 95-based programs that use
the CTM-05/CTM-10 Function Call Driver. The ASO-CTM Quick

Start User’s Guide is intended for use with this software package.

The CTM-05/A & 10 Adv anced SW package is intended for programmers
using the following 16-bit, Windows-based programming languages
running under Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11 for Workgroups, or Windows
95:

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Microsoft
Borland

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Microsoft Visual Basic

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Visual C++  (Version 1.5x)

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C/C++ (Versions 4.0 and 4.5)

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for Windows, Version 3.0 and Version 4.0
(16-bit version, available only with the Professional and Enterprise
Editions)

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The ASO-CTM Win95 32-Bit Drivers package is intended for
programmers using the following 32-bit, Windows − based programming
languages running under Windows 95:

Microsoft Visual C++ (Version 4.1)

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Borland C/C++ (Version 5.0)

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Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows, Version 4.0 (32-bit version,
available with all editions)

Note:

Unless otherwise noted, references to the CTM-05/CTM-10

Function Call Driver include both the 16-bit and 32-bit drivers.

2 The CTM Disks

Setup and Installation

Before you use the CTM-05/CTM-10 Function Call Driver to program
your CTM-10 and CTM-05/A boards, perform the following tasks:

1. Unpack and inspect your CTM-10 and CTM-05/A boards. Refer to
the CTM-10 and CTM-05/A User’s Guide for information.

2. Install the software package that is appropriate to your operating
system and programming environment. Refer to the next section,
"Installing the Software," for installation instructions.

3. Configure your CTM-10 and CTM-05/A boards by specifying the
appropriate configuration options in the CTM-05/CTM-10
Configuration Utility and by setting the jumpers and switches on the
boards appropriately . Refer to “Configuring the Boards” on page 5 for
information.

4. Install the CTM-10 and CTM-05/A boards in your computer and
attach the appropriate signals. Refer to the CTM-10 and CTM-05/A

User’s Guide for information.

5. Test the functions of the CTM-10 and CTM-05/A boards using the
CTM-05/CTM-10 Control Panel. Refer to “Using the Control Panel”
on page 9 for information.

6. Look at the example programs provided with your software package.
Refer to the FILES.TXT file in the installation directory for a list and
description of the example programs.

Installing the Software

To install the software, perform the following steps:

1. Make a back-up copy of the appropriate disk (CTM-05/A & 10
Advanced SW for 16-bit programs or ASO-CTM Win95 32-Bit
Drivers for 32-bit programs). Use the copy as your working disk and
store the original as a backup disk.

2. Insert the disk into the disk drive.

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