USB modules are
supplied with the software, API and source code.
Standard software for communication with all USB devices is
USBMeasure.exe.
USBMeasure software
Currently 2 versions of USBMeasure are supported. Standard version and development version.
Standard version. It
is recommended stable version. It is a windows application which
displays the measured values and also log data into a file.You can
download standard software + API here.
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Extended (development) version.This
version has some new features and it's still beta version. It allows
you to view data in graph and also displays the data coming from the
USB port. And it has some additional features. This version
requires .Net Framework 2.0 or higher. This is installed by default in
Windows Vista and Windows 7. It can also be downloaded from Microsoft
site.
You can download extended version of software
here.
To test whether the Framework is correctly installed you can use the
small tool here.
Aplication Programming Interface - API
For
software developers are provided API, which is in the installation
package USBMeasureBeta.exe. It is a COM object that can be used in your
own application. This COM object (USBMeasure.dll) can be used in any
known computer languages : C, C++, C# , Visual Basic, Delphi, VB
Script....
It performs all operations with USB device. COM
object contains a set of functions that communicate with USB devices
and also returns the measured value. Creating your own applications
using the API is then very simple. Below is source code, that are
examples of how to use this library.
During the software installation is COM object automatically
registered. Manual registration is not needed.This USBMeasure.dll is
common to all USB device : USB Voltmeter , USB Frequency Counter,USB LC
Meter and USB Thermometer.
In Visual Studio from
Microsoft is USBMeasure library in Menu : Project - Add
Reference - Table COM - "USMBeasure 1.0 Type Library".
.Net Dll for USB Voltmeter
For USB Voltmeter is also created .Net Dll. It is standard .Net Dll and
no registration is required. This Dll has the same functions as
USBMeasure.dll. It needs .Net Framework 2.0 or higher. This Dll works
with all types of USB Voltmeters.
You can download .Net Dll
here.
Source code
They are simple applications how to use the
library. Modification of the code you can create your own application.
All examples are based on the COM object that is to be include in the
project.
You can download source code
here. Help file is
here.
All software and API are
intended for 32-bit versions of Windows. 64-bit version of
Windows is not yet supported.