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Table of Contents Before You Begin:......................................................................................................................................... 1 Requirements .............................................................................................................................................. 1 ActiveX Updates ........................................................................................................................................ 1 Organization of the Manual ........................................................................................................................ 1 TDT ActiveX Overview ................................................................................................................................ 3 The ActiveX Controls ................................................................................................................................. 3 Controlling TDT Real-Time Processors using the RPcoX ActiveX Controls ............................................ 3 Using ActiveX with Common Programming Languages .......................................................................... 5 MATLAB ActiveX ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Interfacing with TDT Devices through ActiveX Controls ..................................................................... 5 RP Example Programs ............................................................................................................................ 6 Using ActiveX Controls With More Than One TDT Module ................................................................ 7 Using Older Versions of MATLAB ....................................................................................................... 7 Visual Basic ActiveX ................................................................................................................................. 8 Interfacing with TDT Devices through ActiveX Controls ..................................................................... 8 Adding ActiveX Controls in VB.NET.................................................................................................... 8 Visual C++ ActiveX ..................................................................................................................................13 Interfacing with TDT Devices through ActiveX Controls ....................................................................13 Adding ActiveX Controls in VC++ .......................................................................................................13 Adding a Member Variable ...................................................................................................................16 Programming Multiple Modules............................................................................................................17 Visual C++ Examples ............................................................................................................................17 Delphi Function Headers ...........................................................................................................................18 Working with Control Object Files (*.rco and *.rcx) ................................................................................20 i ActiveX Reference Manual Creating an RCO for Legacy Formats ...................................................................................................20 RPcoX Real-Time Processor Control ........................................................................................................23 About the RPcoX Methods ........................................................................................................................23 Device Connection ....................................................................................................................................23 ConnectRP2 ...........................................................................................................................................23 ConnectRA16 ........................................................................................................................................24 ConnectRL2 ...........................................................................................................................................25 ConnectRV8 ..........................................................................................................................................25 ConnectRM1 .........................................................................................................................................26 ConnectRM2 .........................................................................................................................................27 ConnectRX5 ..........................................................................................................................................27 ConnectRX6 ..........................................................................................................................................28 ConnectRX7 ..........................................................................................................................................29 ConnectRX8 ..........................................................................................................................................30 ConnectRZ2 ...........................................................................................................................................30 ConnectRZ5 ...........................................................................................................................................31 ConnectRZ6 ...........................................................................................................................................32 File and Program Control ..........................................................................................................................33 About the File and Program Control Methods.......................................................................................33 ClearCOF...............................................................................................................................................33 LoadCOF ...............................................................................................................................................33 LoadCOFsf ............................................................................................................................................34 ReadCOF ...............................................................................................................................................36 Run ........................................................................................................................................................36 Halt ........................................................................................................................................................37 ii Table of Contents Device Status .............................................................................................................................................38 About the Device Status Methods .........................................................................................................38 GetStatus ...............................................................................................................................................38 GetCycUse .............................................................................................................................................40 GetSFreq ................................................................................................................................................40 GetNumOf .............................................................................................................................................41 GetNameOf ...........................................................................................................................................41 Tag Status and Manipulation .....................................................................................................................42 About the Tag Status and Manipulation Methods .................................................................................42 GetTagVal .............................................................................................................................................43 GetTagType ...........................................................................................................................................43 GetTagSize ............................................................................................................................................44 ReadTag.................................................................................................................................................44