IEEE DRAFT 1226.4 : D2.0 DEC 95

1 Overview
    1.1 Scope
    1.2 Purpose
    1.3 Application
2 References
3 Definitions of Terms
4 Description
    4.1 Objectives
    4.2 Overview
         4.2.1 Instrument Driver Requirements
             4.2.1.1 Full-Feature Control
             4.2.1.2 Modularity and Hierarchy
             4.2.1.3 Consistency in Design and
                      Implementation
         4.2.2 Instrument Driver Architecture
             4.2.2.1 Instrument Driver External
                      Interface Model
             4.2.2.2 Functional Body
             4.2.2.3 Input/Output (I/O) Interface
             4.2.2.4 Subroutine Interface
             4.2.2.5 Programmatic Developer Interface
             4.2.2.6 Interactive Developer Interface
             4.2.2.7 Instrument Driver Internal Design
                      Model
    4.3 Relationship to ABBET Architecture
         4.3.1 Architecture Levels
         4.3.2 Application
         4.3.3 Extension Framework
         4.3.4 Foundation Framework
         4.3.5 Test resource Foundation Class
    4.4 Relationship to Reference Documents
5 Conformance
    5.1 Minimum Capabilities
    5.2 Subsets
    5.3 Extensions
    5.4 Approach for Implementation of Extensions
6 Specification
    6.1 Conventions
         6.1.1 Functional Body
         6.1.2 Error Handling
    6.2 Component Functions
         6.2.1 State Model
         6.2.2 Data Type Notation
         6.2.3 Completion Warning and Error Codes
         6.2.4 Initialize Function
         6.2.5 Configuration Functions
         6.2.6 Action/Status Functions
         6.2.7 Data Functions
         6.2.8 Utility Functions
         6.2.9 Close Function
         6.2.10 Application Functions
    6.3 Interactive Developer Interface
         6.3.1 Function Panel Layout
         6.3.2 Function Panel Help Information
                6.3.2.1 Instrument Driver Help
                6.3.2.2 Function Panel Help
                6.3.2.3 Control Help
                6.3.2.4 Return Help
Annex
A Instrument Driver Programmer Interface for Windows
    (informative)
    A.1 Introduction
    A.2 Compatible Application Development Environments
    A.3 Instrument Driver Function Prototypes
    A.4 Naming Conventions
    A.5 Data Types
    A.6 Parameter Conventions
    A.7 Language-specific Capabilities
    A.8 Header Files
    A.9 Bindings for the Required Functions
    B The Vpptype.h Header for the WIN Framework
         (informative)
    C The Vpptupe.bas Header File for the WIN
         Framework (informative)
    D Example Instrument Driver Header File
         (informative)
    E Example Visual BASIC Header File (informative)
    F IDL Bindings (Normative)
    G Bibliography (Informative)
    H Additional Definitions (informative)

Applies to the software interface for control of test resources in an ABBET system.