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Contents

About This Manual

How To Use This Manual..............................................................................................ix
Conventions...................................................................................................................x

Chapter 1

Introduction to Measurement Studio

Installation Requirements..............................................................................................1-2
Driver Support.................................................................................................1-3
Deployment Requirements............................................................................................1-3
Installation Instructions..................................................................................................1-3
Installing Hardware Drivers for Visual Studio 2008 Support.........................1-4
Installing Hardware Drivers for Visual Studio 2005 Support.........................1-5
Installing the Current Version of Measurement Studio over
Previous Versions of Measurement Studio..................................................1-6
Measurement Studio Package Comparison Chart.........................................................1-6
Learning Measurement Studio.......................................................................................1-9

Chapter 2

Measurement Studio .NET Class Libraries

Measurement Studio Support for Visual Studio .NET Class Library Overview...........2-1
Analysis.........................................................................................................................2-2
Standard Analysis............................................................................................2-2
Professional Analysis......................................................................................2-2
Enterprise Analysis..........................................................................................2-3
Common.........................................................................................................................2-13
Data Transfer.................................................................................................................2-14
Network Variable............................................................................................2-14
DataSocket.......................................................................................................2-15
NI-488.2.........................................................................................................................2-16
NI-DAQmx....................................................................................................................2-16
NI-SCOPE.....................................................................................................................2-17
NI-VISA.........................................................................................................................2-17
User Interface.................................................................................................................2-18
Windows Forms Controls..............................................................................................2-19
Waveform Graph and Scatter Graph Controls................................................2-20
Digital Waveform Graph Control....................................................................2-23
Complex Graph Control..................................................................................2-25
Legend Control................................................................................................2-27