Hello,
I use HPVee to characterise thin films which we produce here in Belfast. I originally had a number of
programs running using HpVee3.0 on Win 3.11. I recently upgraded my PC to Win 95 and the new version of HPVEE,
HPVee 4.0. We use mostly HP instruments; the only non-HP products are a Lock-in amplifier and a temperature
controller. I had written tools for both of these instruments, which provided both front panels and direct I/O control. Is it
possible to compile these HPVee 3.0 tools for use in HPVee 4.0 ? If so, how ?
I'm also having problems running the characterisation programs.....the direct I/O commands for the lock-in,
which are normally reliable, now periodically time-out. Another worrying problem occurs when the whole program
crashes unexpectedly in the middle of a characterisation run, with a message quoting a "serious error 979". Does anyone
know what this means, and how can I fix it ??
Thanks,
Martin McCurry.
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Martin McCurry
E-mail : m.mccurry@qub.ac.uk
Department of Pure and Applied Physics
Queen's University, Belfast.
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I use HPVee to characterise thin films which we produce here in Belfast. I originally had a number of
programs running using HpVee3.0 on Win 3.11. I recently upgraded my PC to Win 95 and the new version of HPVEE,
HPVee 4.0. We use mostly HP instruments; the only non-HP products are a Lock-in amplifier and a temperature
controller. I had written tools for both of these instruments, which provided both front panels and direct I/O control. Is it
possible to compile these HPVee 3.0 tools for use in HPVee 4.0 ? If so, how ?
I'm also having problems running the characterisation programs.....the direct I/O commands for the lock-in,
which are normally reliable, now periodically time-out. Another worrying problem occurs when the whole program
crashes unexpectedly in the middle of a characterisation run, with a message quoting a "serious error 979". Does anyone
know what this means, and how can I fix it ??
Thanks,
Martin McCurry.
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Martin McCurry
E-mail : m.mccurry@qub.ac.uk
Department of Pure and Applied Physics
Queen's University, Belfast.
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> panels and direct I/O control. Is it possible to compile these HPVee 3.0 tools
> for use in HPVee 4.0 ? If so, how ?
It sounds like you used the Driver Writer's Tool (DWT) for these instruments.
If so, the .id files can be used with VEE 4.0. Try recompiling them with the
hpidc.exe compiler in the VEE 4.0 directory. Note that the .cid file directory
location has changed for VEE 4.0 - rather than hpids, they are now located at
<vee-directory-path>hpids.
> Another worrying problem occurs when the whole program crashes unexpectedly in
> the middle of a characterisation run, with a message quoting a "serious error
> 979". Does anyone know what this means, and how can I fix it ??
I don't know the cause, but you should ensure that you are running VEE 4.01. A
patch is available from the VEE website (www.tmo.hp.com/tmo/pia/HPVee/TopPages/)
to upgrade VEE 4.0 to VEE 4.01. It might help.
Good luck!
Bruce Wenner
HP St. Paul, MN USA