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TiePie engineering measuring instruments can work together with DASYLab. This extends the possibilities of the TiePie engineering measuring instruments even further.
Preparation
- Download the TiePie Driver DLL for DASYLab
- Download the programming DLL for your instrument
- Copy the DLL (and HEX files) to the directory where DASYLab is installed
Files
The DASYLab driver package contains the following files:
| Name | Description | |
| TPDasy.dll | the driver | |
| TPDasy.ini | INI file for the driver | |
| Install.pdf | document with installation instructions |
Installation
Copy the following files to the directory where DASYLab is installed:
- TPDasy.dll
- TPDasy.ini
- The DLL for your instrument and the HEX files that come with it
Modify DASYLab.ini
Locate the file DASYLab.ini. In DASYLab version 9 and lower, this file is located in the application directory where DASYLab is installed.
Starting with DASYLab version 10, this file is located in a different folder on the computer, to meet the Windows Vista requirements:
| Users\Public\Public Documents\DASYLab\10.0.0\ENG |
On Windows XP, that folder is located at
| Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\DASYLab\10.0.0\ENG |
In the file DASYLab.ini, change or add the following lines:
| [Hardware] |
| Driver=TPDasy.dll |
| TPDasy.dll=TiePie instrument |
| [Extend] |
| DLL=TPDasy.dll |
Modify TPDasy.ini
If you use a different instrument than a Handyscope HS3, you will have to change the DLL name in TPDasy.ini to the name of the DLL for your instrument. By default the name is set to:
| DLLName=hs3.dll |
Using the instrument in DASYLab
DASYLab version 10
Start DASYLab. Then go to Measurement -> Driver selection... and select the TiePie instrument. You can now use the instrument.
You can find it under Modules -> Input/Output -> Driver -> Analog input. Drag this object onto the worksheet. When you double-click it, a dialog will pop up in which you can enable different channels.
Time base settings can be changed in Measurement -> Time Bases -> All Settings....
To change other instrument settings, go to Measurement -> Driver....
DASYLab version 9 and older
Start DASYLab. Then go to Experiment -> Select driver and select the TiePie instrument. You can now use the instrument.
You can find it under Modules -> Input/Output -> Driver -> Analog input. Drag this object onto the worksheet. When you double-click it, a dialog will pop up in which you can enable different channels.
Time base settings can be changed in Experiment -> Time Base Setup -> All Settings....
To change other instrument settings, go to Experiment -> Driver....
