User manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

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National Instruments ADE Software

LabVIEW features interactive graphics, a state-of-the-art interface,

and a powerful graphical programming language. The LabVIEW Data

Acquisition VI Library, a series of virtual instruments for using LabVIEW

with National Instruments DAQ hardware, is included with LabVIEW.

Measurement Studio, which includes LabWindows/CVI, tools for Visual

C++, and tools for Visual Basic, is a development suite that allows you

to use ANSI C, Visual C++, and Visual Basic to design your test and

measurement software. For C developers, Measurement Studio includes

LabWindows/CVI, a fully integrated ANSI C application development

environment that features interactive graphics and the LabWindows/CVI

Data Acquisition and Easy I/O libraries. For Visual Basic developers,

Measurement Studio features a set of ActiveX controls for using National

Instruments DAQ hardware. These ActiveX controls provide a high-level

programming interface for building virtual instruments. For Visual C++

developers, Measurement Studio offers a set of Visual C++ classes and

tools to integrate those classes into Visual C++ applications. The libraries,

ActiveX controls, and classes are available with Measurement Studio and

NI-DAQ.

Using LabVIEW or Measurement Studio greatly reduces the development

time for your data acquisition and control application.

Optional Equipment

NI offers a variety of products to use with your device, including cables,

connector blocks, and other accessories, as follows:

• Cables and cable assemblies, shielded and ribbon

• Connector blocks, shielded and unshielded screw terminals

• RTSI bus cables (PCI only)

• SCXI modules and accessories for isolating, amplifying, exciting, and

multiplexing signals for relays and analog output; with SCXI, you can

condition and acquire up to 3,072 channels

• Low channel-count signal conditioning modules, devices, and

accessories, including conditioning for strain gauges and RTDs,

simultaneous sample and hold, and relays

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