National Instruments 3.x, NI-DAQ mx Base Documentation, Getting Started Developing an Application

To use a preconfigured task in your application, complete the following

steps:

1. Right-click the task/channels in terminal on a NI-DAQmx BaseVI.

2. Select Create»Control or Create»Constant.

3. Type the name of the task in the control or constant.

4. To set the value as the default for the control, right-click the control and

select Data Operations»Make Current Value Default.

Documentation

The NI-DAQmx Base software kit includes online documentation for

supported devices and accessories, including PDF and help files describing

device terminals, specifications, features, and operation.

After installation, the documents are accessible from Start»Programs»

NationalInstruments»NI-D AQmx Base»Documentation.

Note You must have Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later to use some features of the

NI-DAQmx Base documentation, including the help system.

Getting Started Developing an Application

Each API includes a collection of programming examples to help you start

developing an application. You can modify example code and save it in an

application. You can use examples to develop a new application or add

example code to an existing application. NI-DAQmx Base examples

are accessible from Start»Programs»National Instruments»

NI-DAQmx Base»Examples.