Chapter1 Introduction
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❑One oft he followingsoftware packages and documentation:
–LabVIEW for Windows
–MeasurementS tudio
–VirtualBench
❑NI-DAQfor PC Compatibles
❑Yourcomputer equipped with one of the following:
–PCIbusforaPCIdevice
–PXIor CompactPCI chassis and controller for a PXI device
–TypeII PCMCIA slot for a DAQCard device
Note Read Chapter 2, Installation and Configuration, before installing your device.
Alwaysinstall your soft warebefore in stalling your device.
Software Programming Choices
Whenprogramming your Natio nal Instruments DAQ and SCXI hardware,
you can use National Instruments application software or another
application developmentenvironment (ADE). In either case, you use
NI-DAQ.

National Instruments Application Software

LabVIEW featuresinteractive graphics, a state-of-the-art user interface,
and a powerful graphical programming language. The LabVIEW Data
AcquisitionVI Library, a series of virtual instrumentsfor using LabVIEW
withNational Instruments DAQ hardware, is included with LabVIEW. The
LabVIEW Data Acquisition VI Library is functionally equivalent to
NI-DAQ software.
Measurement Studio, which includes LabWindows/CVI,tools for Visual
C++,and t ools for VisualBasic, is a development suite that allows you to
useANSI C, Visual C++, and Visual Basic to design your test and
measurementsoftware. For C developers, Measurement Studio includes
LabWindows/CVI,a fully integrated ANSI C application development
environmentthat features interactive graphics and the LabWindows/CVI
Data Acquisition and Easy I/O libraries. For VisualBasic developers,
MeasurementS tudio features a set of ActiveXcontrols for using National
Instruments DAQhardware. These ActiveX controls provide a high-level