User`s guide

PCIS-LVIEW NT/2000/98 Overview ? 9
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PCIS-LVIEW NT/2000/98/XP Overview
This chapter briefly describes each VI in PCIS-LVIEW for Windows NT/2000/98/XP. The setup program detects the
system (Windows NT, 2000/XP, or 98), and installs the correct platform drivers to the system. All applications developed
with PCIS-LVIEW are compatible across Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000/XP.
You can find the detailed description of each VI by the following ways:
3. Select Show Help command of Help menu in LabVIEW. When you put the mouse cursor on PCIS-LVIEW VI,
LabVIEW will show the description of the VI.
4. Through PCIS-LVIEW on-line help
5. PDF manual files in <Install Dir>\Manual directory.
PCIS-LVIEW VIs are grouped to the following classes:
?? General Configuration Function Group
?? Analog Input Function Group
- Analog Input Configuration VIs
- One-Shot Analog Input VIs
- Continuous Analog Input Vis
?? Analog Output Function Group
- Analog output Configuration VIs
- One-Shot Analog Output VIs
?? Digital Input Function Group
- Digital Input Configuration VIs
- One-Shot Digital Input VIs
- Continuous Digital Input VIs
- Asynchronous Digital Input Monitoring VIs
?? Digital Output Function Group
- Digital Output Configuration VIs
- One-Shot Digital Output VIs
- Continuous Digital Output VIs
?? DIO Function Group
- Digital Input/Output Configuration Vis
4.1 General Configuration Function Group
Use these functions to initialize and configure data acquisition cards.
Initial VIs (6208A Initial, …): Initializes the hardware and software states of a NuDAQ PCI-bus data acquisition card.
Initial VI must be called before any other PCIS-LVIEW VI can be called for that card.
Release Card: Tells PCIS-LVIEW driver that this card is not used currently and can be released. This would make room
for new card to initialize.