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Chapter 5 Getting Started with Measurement Studio

•Configuring your task—Using the DAQ Assistant, you will

interactively configure and save your task. The wizard then generates

code to reflect your configuration settings. The wizard also generates

a component that provides common operations for your task and

integration with the Windows Forms designer.

•Creating a custom user interface for the task—Using the DAQ

Component UI generation wizard, you will create a custom user

interface that uses the DAQ component you created to automatically

plot the DAQ signal.

Before you begin

The following components are required to complete this walkthrough:

• Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008

• Measurement Studio 8.0.1 or later (Professional or Enterprise

package) for Visual Studio 2005 or Measurement Studio 8.5 or later

(Professional or Enterprise package) for Visual Studio 2008

• NI-DAQmx 8.1 or later for Visual Studio 2005 or NI-DAQmx 8.7.1 or

later for Visual Studio 2008

• NI-DAQmx-supported DAQ device or simulated device

For information about installing and configuring your DAQ device, refer to

the DAQ Getting Started Guide. You can also use a simulated device to

complete this walkthrough. For information on how to create an

NI-DAQmx simulated device, refer to Creating NI-DAQmx Simulated

Devices in the Measurement & Automation Explorer Help for NI-DAQmx.

To open this help, select Start»All Programs»National Instruments»

Measurement & Automation. In Measurement & Automation Explorer

(MAX), select Help»Help Topics»NI-DAQmx»MAX Help for

NI-DAQmx. For the purposes of this walkthrough, the NI PCI-6280 device

of the M Series DAQ family is recommended.

To set up the project

1. Open Visual Studio from Start»All Programs»Microsoft Visual

Studio 2005»Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or Start»All Programs»

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008»Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.

2. Select File»New»Project.The New Project dialog box launches.