Incident can be closed. Solution found: Preprocessor definition is used in include file 'ps4000Api.h', but was not defined within makefile.
Thanks for your dedication.
Regards Hainewaldi

Hi Hitesh, Well, I've just installed Visual Studio 2010 Express and SP1. Compiling and linking of the C console example works fine now - that means I get an executable. I have analysed the ps4000con project properties (compiler, link options) and added the following link options to my own makefile: ...

additional remark:
I tried to get running the C Console example inside of Microsoft Visual Express 2013.
Again I get a linker error: LNK1123

SDK: PS4000sdk10.5.2.1 OS Name: Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601 compiler: Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 18.00.31101 for x86 linker: Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 12.00.31101.0 Problem Description: linking error (X86) Following li...