API Reference¶
The API is a DLL with C linkage.
The functions provided by the driver are declared in timeTagger4_interface.h
which must be included by your source code. You must tell your compiler to link with
the file xTDC4_driver_64.lib.
When running your program the dynamic link library containing the
actual driver code must reside in the same directory as your executable or be in a
directory included in the PATH variable. For Linux, it is provided only as a static
library libxtdc4_driver.a. The file for the DLL is called xTDC4_driver_64.dll.
All these files are provided with the driver installer that can be downloaded from the
product website at www.cronologic.de.
By default, the installer will place the files into
the directory C:\Program Files\cronologic\TimeTagger4\driver.
Setting up and using a TimeTagger4
Setting up and using a TimeTagger4 in your application software requires that you:
Initialize a TimeTagger4 device (see Initialization).
Configure the initialized TimeTagger4 device (see Configuration).
Start data acquisition (see Runtime Control).
Read data from the device (see Data Readout).
Process the data provided as packets (see Output Data Format).