Chapter1 Introduction
©NationalInstruments Corporation 1-5 NI5102 User Manual
Note NI 5102 digitizers use only the easy I/O interface under data acquisition in
LabWindows/CVI.The easy I/O interface provides limited functionality in CVI. To use
the NI 5102 to its full capabilities, use the NI-SCOPE driver as shownin Figure 1-1.
MeasurementStudio contains tools for data acquisition and device control
builton NI-DAQ driver software. Measurement Studio provides a
higher-levelprogramming interface for building virtual instruments with
VisualBasic, Visual C++, and LabWindows/CVI. With Measurement
Studio, you can use all of the configuration tools, resource management
utilities, and interactivecontrol utilities included with NI-DAQ.
LabWindows/CVIfeatures interactive graphics, a state-of-the-art user
interface,and uses the ANSI s tandard C programming language. The
LabWindows/CVIData Acquisition Library, a series of functions for using
LabWindows/CVIwith NI-DAQ hardware, is included with the NI-DAQ
software kit.
Measure is ad ata acquisition and devicecontrol add-in for Microsoft
Excel.With Measure, you can acquire data directly from plug-in DAQ
boards,G PIB tools, or serial (RS-232) devices. Measure has easy-to-use
dialogs for configuringyour measurements. Your data is placed directly
intoExcel worksheet cells, from which you can perform your analysis and
report generation operations.
Using PXI with CompactPCI♦NI5 102 (PXI) Only
UsingPXI-compatib le products with standard CompactPCI products is an
importantfeature provided by the PXI Specification, revision 1.0. If you use
aPXI-co mpatible plug-in devicein a standard CompactPCI chassis, you
willbe unable to use PXI-specific functions, but you can still use the basic
plug-in devicefunctions. For example, the PXI trigger bus on your
NI5 102 (PXI) is availablein a PXI chassis butnot in a Compact PCI
chassis.
The CompactPCI specificationpermits vendors to develop sub-buses that
coexistwith the basic PCI interface on the CompactPCI bus. Compatible
operation isnot guaranteed between CompactPCI devices with different
sub-busesnor between Compact PCI deviceswith sub-buses and PXI.
The standard implementation for CompactPCI does not include these
sub-buses.Your NI 5102 (PXI) will work in any standard CompactPCI
chassis.