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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`(54) MOTION CONTROL SYSTEMS
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
`
`(75)
`
`Inventors: David W. Brown; Jay S. Clark, both
`of Bingen, WA (US)
`
`(73) Assignee: Roy-G-Biv Corporation, Bingen, WA
`(US)
`
`( *) Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`
`(21) Appl. No.: 10/021,669
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`(22) Filed:
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`Dec. 10, 2001
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`(63)
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`(51)
`(52)
`(58)
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`(56)
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`is a continuation-in-part of application No. 08/454,736, filed
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`commands to be communicated to, and response data to be
`communicated from, motion control hardware.
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`FIG. IA
`10"'\
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`EXTENDED UI INTERFACES
`CODE GENERATION INTERFACES
`VENDOR SPECIFIC INTERFACES
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`TO/FROM FIG. ID
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`UNKNOWN
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`CONTROL
`DRIVER A
`HARDWARE
`A
`LANGUAGE
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`DRIVER
`ADMINISTRATOR
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`STAND4RD OLE INTERFACES
`CORE INTERFACES
`EXTENDED INTERFACES
`EXTENDED UI INTERFACES
`CDDE GENERATION INTERFACES
`VENDOR SPECIFIC INTERFACES
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`CONTROL
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`HARDWARE
`c
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`TEXT FILE
`STREAM
`TEXT
`COMMUNICATION
`PROTOCOL
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`OUTPUT FILE
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`I STREAM
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`PC BUS
`STREAM
`PC BUS
`COMMUNICATION
`PROTOCOL
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`SYSTEM A
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`MOTION CONTROL
`DEVICE A
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`I UNKNOWN
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`PC BUS
`STREAM
`PC BUS
`COMMUNICATION
`PROTOCOL
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`I STREAM
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`COMMUNICATION
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`IXMC xxxAPI
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`I Unknown
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`DRIVER
`STUB
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`STREAM
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`IXMC xxxSPI
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`STREAM
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`FIG. 35 Object Interaction-Map
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`IXMC xxxAPI
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`OM PON ENT
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`I Unknown
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`42
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`DRIVER
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`OMPOl'JENT
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`l Unknown
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`IXMC xxxSPI
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`OM PON ENT
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`1 Unknown
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`IXMC xxxSPI
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`Standard OLE 2.0 lnterfac
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`IClassFactory
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`Standard OLE 2.0 Interface
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`Stub Specific Interfaces
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`IXMC DrvStub
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`RegisterDriver, UnRegisterDriver
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`.,__ ____________________ _
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`SPI Extended Interfaces
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`IXMC DrvExt
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`SPI 1
`IXMC DrvExt
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`IXMC DrvExt
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`FIG. 41 Object Interaction-Map
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`hDriv~r.
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`pStrm Info
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`0-
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`DRIVER
`ADMIN.
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`CSimpleDriver
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`CSimpleDriver
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`xxxSPI
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`IXMC -
`UDxxxSPI
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`IXMC_xxxAPI
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`COM PON EN
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`DRIVER
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`CS imp le Driver
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`DRIVER
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`pDriverl nfoMap
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`~
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`1
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`I Unknown
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`42
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`38
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`DRIVER
`ADMIN.
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`IXMC xxxSPI
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`DRIVER
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`1 ~lpszStreamFileName
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`38 pDriverlnfoMa~
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`!Unknown ~42
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`IXMC xxxAPI
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`REG STRY
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`DRIVER
`ADMIN.
`·····
`~-::J:=.==~ ··········
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`32a
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`CSimpleDriver
`32df
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`I Unknown
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`I Unknown
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`IXMC -
`xxxSPI
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`IXMC
`UDxxxSPI
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`32
`IXMC xxxAPI
`hDriver,
`DRIVER
`ADMIN. CPL pDrvlnfo _,..,
`············
`.:. ............. .
`························
`38
`············
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`DRIVER
`ADMIN.
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`CDriverAdminDis
`32a
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`CSimpleDriver
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`CSimpleDriver
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`I Unknown
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`IXMC xxxSPI
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`DRIVER
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`30
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`FIG. 46 Scenario-Map - Setting Stream Info.
`DRIVER
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`\ hDriver,hStream,pDriverlnfo
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`38
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`IXMC xxxAPI
`32
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`I Unknown
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`DRIVER
`ADMIN.
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`CSimpleDriver
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`CSimpleDriver
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`CSimpleDriver
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`IXMC UDxxxSPI
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`28
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`FIG. 4 7 Scenario-Map - Querying Driver Enum.
`I Unknown
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`I Unknown
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`DRIVER
`ADMIN.
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`.. · ..
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`IXMC -
`xxxAPI
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`pDriverEnum
`~
`hD~·I·~~'. ....... ···································
`.............
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`CDriverAdminDis
`32a
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`CS im pleD river
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`CSimpleDriver
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`CSimpleDriver
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`5 !Unknown
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`IXMC xxxSPI
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`DRIVER
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`30
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`FIG. 48 Scenario-Map - Querying Orv Info. Map
`DRIVER
`ADMIN. CPL
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`~pDrvlnfoMap
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`38
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`IXMC xxxAPI
`32
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`I Unknown
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`DRIVER
`ADMIN.
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`CDriverlnfoMa
`32
`
`32d
`I Unknown
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`DRIVER
`
`IXMC -
`xxxSPI
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`30
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`IXMC
`UDxxxSP!
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`28./
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`FIG. 49 Scenario-Map - Clean-up
`34
`I Unknown
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`DRIVER
`ADMIN. CPL
`
`38
`
`IXMC xxxAPI
`
`42
`!Unknown~
`REGSTRY
`DRIVER
`ADMIN.
`
`CSimpleDriver 5
`32d
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`DRIVER
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`IXMC -
`xxxSPI
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`30
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`IXMC
`UDxxxSPI
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`28
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`FIG. 50 Interface-Map.
`I Unknown
`CDriverAdminOjbecti--_________ _,,
`
`IClassFactory
`
`Standard OLE 2.0 Interface
`(lmpl. by MFG and AFX basecode)
`
`I Dispatch
`
`IXMC EnumDrv
`
`Standard OLE 2.0 Interface
`(lmpl. by MFC and ClassWizard
`generated code)
`
`I Specific Std. Interfaces! ______________ __
`
`Standard IEnumX OLE 2.0 lnterfac
`
`I API Interfaces r ·---------------------·------
`
`IXMC -
`DrvAdmin
`
`IXMC
`
`EnableLogging, lsLoggingOn,
`EnableDiagnosticTesting,
`lsDiagnosticTestingOn,
`SetLoggingStream
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`FIG. 51 Module Interaction-Map
`42
`~
`
`DIALOG
`(_O_K_)@_a-nc-eD
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`48
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`nver,
`pDriver-j !pDriverlnfo50
`lnfoMap
`hStream,
`pStrmlnfo
`
`DIALOG
`(_O_l(_)(c-a-nc-eD
`
`DRIVER
`ADMIN. CPL
`
`hDriver,pDriverlnfo,hStream,
`I pStrmlnfo
`'-----~riverlnfoMap j t
`!Unknown

`DRIVER
`IXMC xxxAPI
`ADMIN.
`32) __ _
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`FIG. 52 Object Interaction-Map
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`42
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`38b\_
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`38a\..
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`38c\..
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`1ew upport(cid:173)
`Dialog
`(_O_K_)~~a-nc-e[)
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`CComCPL
`
`Map
`
`thStream,
`pStrmlnfo
`
`pDriver hDriver,
`
`Info- j I pDriverlnfo,
`
`38d
`CDnverlnfoMap
`38e
`CDriverlnfo
`CStreamlnfo
`38f
`
`hDriver
`pDriverinfo,1
`hStream, t
`pStreamlnfo ~ j pDriverlnfoMap
`
`CDriverAdmin
`38i
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`\pDriverlnfoMap
`\
`hDriver,
`pDriverlnfo, ____ __,,\.\. \
`Unknown
`hStream,
`~
`.·
`pStreamlnfo
`
`DRIVER ..
`ADMIN.
`32
`- ·-··-··-··-··-··-··-·· -··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-··-
`Windows
`51.r
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`FIG. 53
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`Scenario-Map - Initializing the App.
`42
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`38k
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`CComCPL
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`----- 2 J----Hll--
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`IXMC
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`Unknown
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`DRIVER
`ADMIN.
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`.·
`
`1
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`Windows
`51;-
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`FIG. 54 Scenario-Map - Main Dialog lnit.
`38
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`38d
`CDnverlnfoMap
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`FIG. 55 Scenario-Map - Adding a Driver
`38
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`(OK )@anceD
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`CD . Ad J---.pszFileName
`nver min
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`38i
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`5~ I Unknown
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`DRIVER
`ADMIN.
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`32
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`FIG. 58 Module Interaction-Map
`I Unknown
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`ICOM xxx
`IXMC xxxAPI
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`MOTION
`COMPONENT
`
`ICOM xxx
`IXMC-API
`
`ICOM xxx
`ILNG-xxx
`IXMC xxxSPI
`
`!Unknown
`LANGUAGE
`DRIVER
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`!Unknown
`DRIVER
`ADMIN.
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`I Unknown
`
`ICOM xxx
`IXMC xxxUDSPI
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`FIG. 5 6 Scenario-Map - Removing a Driver
`38
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`CDriverAd
`38 i
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`IXMC
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`Unknown
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`DRIVER
`ADMIN.
`
`FIG. 57 Scenario-Map-ViewSupport
`38
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`CDriverAdmin(cid:173)
`Dialog
`(--o-K-)@_...a_n_ce-D
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`1ew upport(cid:173)
`Dialog
`( OK )@anceD
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`--- _..;;....__
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`FIG. 59 Object Interaction-Map
`I Unknown
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`ICOM xxx
`IXMC xxxAPI
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`MOTION
`COMPONENT
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`ICOM xxx
`IXMC-API
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`I Unknown
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`I Unknown
`DRIVER
`ADMIN.
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`....................................................
`52
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`CDriverlnfo
`5 p
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`ICOM xxx
`ILNG-xxx
`IXMC xxxSPI
`............. : ............ •""5

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