Galil Communications Library (gclib)

The Galil Communications Library (gclib) is a thread-safe C API that allows users to connect to and communicate with Galil controllers. Galil provides multiple wrappers around gclib, allowing for use in C++, Python, Java, C#, Visual Basic, or LabVIEW projects.

Installation

All languages require the underlying C library to be installed.

Windows Linux

Note

gcaps is a service that is included in the gclib and gdk installers. It allows multiple gclib clients to share a single controller connection, which can be especially useful for unsolicited data.

Other Languages

Python Java C# / VB

Quickstart

Follow the instructions to build a simple example program using gclib.

• C C99 or newer is supported.
  • Windows
    1. Install CMake.
    2. Install one of the supported compilers:
       • MSVC 19.16 (Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9) or later
       • gcc 8.5 or later
    3. Compile and run the Hello World example:

       > cmake -S "%GCLIB_ROOT%\examples\c" -B c_examples
       > cd c_examples
       > cmake --build .
       > .\hello-world.exe
       gclib version is 2.5.0
       Hello World!

  • Linux
    1. Install CMake and gcc.
       

       RHEL / CentOS Stream / Fedora / Rocky	Ubuntu / Debian / Raspberry Pi OS
       $ sudo dnf install cmake gcc	$ sudo apt install cmake gcc

    2. Compile and run the Hello World program:

       $ cmake -S /usr/share/gclib/examples/c -B c_examples
       $ cd c_examples
       $ cmake --build .
       $ ./hello-world
       gclib version is 2.5.0
       Hello World!

• C++ C++17 or newer is supported.
  • Windows
    1. Install CMake.
    2. Install one of the supported compilers:
       • MSVC 19.16 (Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9) or later
       • g++ 8.5 or later
    3. Compile and run the Hello World example:

       > cmake -S "%GCLIB_ROOT%\examples\cpp" -B cpp_examples
       > cd cpp_examples
       > cmake --build .
       > .\hello-world.exe
       gclib version is 2.5.0
       Hello World!

  • Linux
    1. Install CMake and g++.
       

       RHEL / CentOS Stream / Fedora / Rocky	Ubuntu / Debian / Raspberry Pi OS
       $ sudo dnf install cmake gcc-c++	$ sudo apt install cmake g++

    2. Compile and run the Hello World program:

       $ cmake -S /usr/share/gclib/examples/cpp -B cpp_examples
       $ cd cpp_examples
       $ cmake --build .
       $ ./hello-world
       gclib version is 2.5.0
       Hello World!

• LabVIEW LabVIEW 2023 or newer is supported.

  Download

  1. Right click the downloaded file and choose "Add to VIPM Library".
  2. Choose "Add To Library & Install" when prompted.
  3. Search for gclib in the package list, then double click on it to bring up the package info.
     • To see all available functions, click "Show in Palettes"
     • To see all example VIs, click "Show Examples"

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