Chapter 1 Introduction to Measurement Studio
Measurement Studio User Manual 1-2 ni.com
This manual documents Measurement Studio for Visual Studio 2005 and
Visual Studio 2008. For help with Visual Studio 6.0 support, refer to the
Measurement Studio Support for Visual Studio 6.0 Readme located on the
Measurement Studio for Visual Studio6.0 CD. For help with Visual Studio
.NET 2003 support, refer to the Measurement Studio Support for Visual
Studio .NET 2003 Readme located on the CD for Measurement Studio for
Visual Studio .NET 2003. After installing Visual Studio .NET 2003
support, you can refer to the Measurement Studio User Manual by selecting
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»<Measurement Studio for
.NET 2003>»User Manual.
Note Refer to the Measurement Studio Release Notes for updates or changes to the
Measurement Studio User Manual.
Installation Requirements
To use Measurement Studio, your computer must have the following:
• Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000 for Visual Studio 2005 or
Microsoft Windows Vista/XP for Visual Studio 2008
Note If you have Windows Vista installed you must also have both Visual Studio 2005
Service Pack 1 and Visual Studio Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista installed on
your machine for Measurement Studio to function properly.
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 for Visual Studio 2005 or Microsoft
.NET Framework 3.5 for Visual Studio 2008 (required only for the
Measurement Studio .NET class libraries)
• Standard, Professional, or Team System edition of Microsoft Visual
Studio 2005 or Standard, Professional, or Team System edition of
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (required to use the Measurement Studio
integrated tools) or Visual C#, Visual Basic .NET, or Visual C++
Express editions of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or Microsoft Visual
Studio 2008
• Intel Pentium III class processor, 1 GHz or higher
• Video display—1024 × 768, 256 colors (16-bit color recommended for
user interface controls)
• Minimum of 256 MB of RAM (512 MB or higher recommended)
• Minimum of 385 MB of free hard disk space for Visual Studio 2005
support or minimum of 200 MB of free hard disk space for Visual
Studio 2008 support