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Related Documentation
The following documents contain information you might find helpful as
you read this guide:
• Software documentation
–NI-DAQmx Base Help
– NI-DAQmx Base C Function Reference Help
– NI-DAQmx Base 3.x Readme
–NI-DAQmx Help
– Getting Started with the LabVIEW PDA Module for Windows
Mobile, available in PDF format by selecting Start»Programs»
National Instruments»LabVIEW8.5»LabVIEW Manuals
and selecting PDA_Getting_Started.pdf
– LabVIEW Help, available by selecting Help»Search the
LabVIEW Help
–LabVIEW Fundamentals, available in PDF format by selecting
Start»Programs»National Instruments»LabVIEW 8.5»
LabVIEW Manuals and selecting LV_Fundamentals.pdf
• Hardware documentation
– CF-6004 User Guide
– NI USB-6008/6009 User Guide and Specifications
– NI USB-6501 User Guide and Specifications
– E Series User Manual
• Documentation for the PDA device youuse
Overview
National Instruments measurement devices are packaged with NI-DAQmx
or NI-DAQmx Base driver software. NI-DAQmx includes an extensive
library of VIs and ANSI C functions that you can call from your application
software, such as LabVIEW or NI LabWindows™/CVI™, to program all the
features of your NI measurement devices. The NI-DAQmx Base driver
software has an application programming interface (API), which is a
library of VIs and ANSI C functions for creating applications for your
device.