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NI-Reports
Use the Measurement Studio NI-Reports Visual C++ class library to
generate printed reports from Measurement Studio Visual C++
applications. This class library is included only in the Measurement Studio
Enterprise package.
Tip For information about generating printed reports using the NI-Reports class library,
refer to the NI-Reports Visual C++ Class Library Overview topic in the NI Measurement
Studio Help.
NI-VISA
The Measurement Studio NI-VISA Visual C++ class library includes
Visual C++ classes that provide an object-oriented interface to the
NI-VISA driver. This class library is included when you install the
NI-VISA driver. Use the NI-VISA class library to quickly create
bus-independent and bus-specific instrument control applications.
The NI-VISA class library supports I/O operations, locking, event
handling, and interface-specific extensions. With this class library, you can
access the functionality available in NI-VISA for communicating with
message-based and register-based instruments using the following
interfaces:
•GPIB
•PXI
• Serial (RS-232 and RS-485)
•TCP/IP
•USB
• VXI
Tip For information about easily creating a Measurement Studio NI-VISA application
using the Instrument I/O Assistant, refer to the Creating an Instrument Control Application
section of Chapter4, Measurement Studio Integrated Tools and Features , or the
Walkthrough: Creating a Measurement Studio Instrument I/O Application section of
Chapter5, and Getting Started with Measurement Studio. For more information about
NI-VISA, visit ni.com/visa.