National Instruments AT-MIO-16X Register-Level Programming

Chapter 1 Introduction
AT-MIO-16X User Manual 1-6
© National Instruments Corporation
Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment ,
NI-DAQ, and Your Hardware
Register-Level Programming
The final option for programming any National Instruments DAQ
hardware is to write register-level softw are . Writ ing re gist er-l ev el
programming software can be very time-consuming and ine ffi cient,
and is not recommended for most users.
Even if you are an experienced register-level programmer, using
NI-DAQ or application software to program your Nation al In stru ment s
DAQ hardware is easier than, and as flexible as, regi ster- lev el
programming, and can save weeks of development time.
ComponentWorks,
LabVIEW,
LabWindows/CVI, or
VirtualBench
Conventional
Programming Environment
NI-DAQ
Driver Software
DAQ or
SCXI Hardware
Personal
Computer or
Workstation