User`s guide

Introduction to PCIS-DASK ? 1
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Introduction to PCIS-DASK
1.1 About the PCIS-DASK Software
PCIS-DASK is a software development kit for NuDAQ PCI-bus data acquisition cards. It contains a high performance
data acquisition driver for developing custom applications under Windows NT, Windows 98 and Windows 2000
environments.
The memory and data buffer management capabilities free developers from dealing with there complex issues. That is,
PCIS-DASK is constructed to provide a simple programming interface in communication with the NuDAQ PCI-bus data
acquisition cards. The easy-to-use functions provided by PCIS-DASK allow a programmer to use the features of the
card in a high level way.
Using PCIS-DASK also makes you take advantage of the power and features of Microsoft Win32 System for your data
acquisition applications, including running multiple applications and using extended memory. Also, using PCIS-DASK
under Visual Basic environment makes it easy to create custom user interfaces and graphics.
In addition to the software drivers, some sample programs are provided for your reference to save a lot of programming
time and get some other benefits as well.