© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 Measurement Studio for MCC User Manual
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Introduction to Measurement Studio Measurement Computing Edition
Measurement Studio Measurement Computing Edition is an integrated
suite of tools and class libraries that are designed for developers using .NET
Windows and ASP.NET to develop measurement and automation
applications.
Measurement Studio Measurement Computing Edition dramatically
reduces application development time through object-oriented
measurement hardware interfaces, advanced analysis libraries, scientific
user interface controls for Windows and Web applications, wizards,
interactive code designers, and highly extensible .NET classes. You can use
Measurement Studio Measurement Computing Edition to develop a
complete measurement and automation application that includes data
acquisition, analysis, and presentation functionalities.
The Measurement Studio Measurement Computing Edition package
includes two CDs—one with Measurement Studio 8.0.1 and the other with
Measurement Computing device drivers. This manual documents the
Measurement Studio Measurement Computing Edition CD, which includes
separate, parallel sets of Measurement Studio class libraries and support
documentation for developing with Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Visual
Studio 2005.

Installation Requirements

To install Measurement Studio, your computer must have the following:
• Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
• Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 for Visual Studio .NET 2003 or
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 for Visual Studio 2005
• Standard, Professional, Enterprise Developer, Enterprise Architect, or
Academic edition of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 and
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (required to use the Measurement Studio