The Mathworks, Inc.

David Tarkowski

Christian A Portal

Rob Purser

A virtual driver interface and strategy are presented for interfacing a device driver with an application. Devices connected to a computing device and device drivers capable of communicating with the device are provided on the computing device. The virtual driver interface determines which of the device drivers to use to allow an application to interact with a device based on a strategy.

Interfacing a device driver with an application using a virtual driver interface and a strategy

In one embodiment, a test and measurement application executing on a computing device is interfaced with one or more external device coupled to the computing device. A device driver is selected for use with one of the external device from two or more available device drivers that are each compatible with the external device. The device driver is coupled to a virtual driver interface that provides the test and measurement application with a standardized interface to any of the two or more available device drivers. The test and measurement application communicates with the external device through the virtual driver interface.

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Framingham, MA, United States of America

David Tarkowski