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Chapter 5

Using IVI with LabWindowsTM/CVITM

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The Environment

National Instruments LabWindows/CVI is an ANSI-C integrated development environment that provides a comprehensive set of programming tools for creating test and control applications. LabWindows/CVI combines the longevity and reusability of ANSI-C with engineering-specific functionality designed for instrument control, data acquisition, analysis, and user interface development.

Example Requirements

LabWindows/CVI 8.1

Agilent 34401A IVI-C specific driver, Version 4.1, October 2006 (from National Instruments)

Download and Install the Driver

If you have not already installed the driver, go to the vendor Web site and follow the instructions to download and install it. You can also refer to Chapter 1, Download and Install IVI Drivers, for instructions.

This example uses an IVI-C driver. IVI-C is the preferred driver for LabWindows/CVI.

Create a New Project and Add Instrument Driver Files

1Launch LabWindows/CVI.

2Select File, select New, and click Project.

3To create a new C source file, select New and click Source (*.c). Save the file.

4Select Edit and click on Add Files to Project to add the C source file to your project.

5Select Edit and click on Add Files To Project to add one of the following instrument driver files to your project: hp34401a.fp, hp34401a.c, or hp34401a.lib.

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