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Chapter 1: Introduction

Microscan MS-3 Laser Scanner Device Driver User Guide

Device file location Device files have the file name format file name.dev and are stored in

the folder location that you specify when saving the file.

Related topics

About device drivers

About this topic This topic describes what device drivers are and what they do.

Velocity11 device drivers enable mechanical devices or software

ograms to work with VWorks or BenchWorks software.

Read this topic if you are:

❑ An administrator in charge of installing device drivers and managing

Ve l o c i t y 1 1 d ev i c e s

❑ A lab automation system integrator who writes software and

configures hardware controlled by VWorks or BenchWorks software

Device driver

defined

A Velocity11 device driver enables VWorks or BenchWorks software to

control and communicate with the specific type of device. Each type of

device that you operate with VWorks or BenchWorks software requires a

device driver.

For example, VWorks software uses the:

❑ VPrep Pipettor device driver to communicate with the Velocity11

VPrep Pipettor device

❑ Softmax Reader device driver to communicate with Molecular

Devices readers

Plug-in defined A plug-in is a software program that when added to another program

extends it.

Plug-in device

drivers

Some device drivers are incorporated directly into the VWorks or

BenchWorks software application. Other device drivers are distributed

as plug-ins. All the device drivers covered in this guide are the plug-in

type.

For information about... See...

Device diagnostics “About diagnostics” on page 11

Device profiles “About profiles” on page 15

Adding a device to the device

manager

“Adding devices” on page 10

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