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Chapter 4 Measurement Studio Integrated Tools and Features

that the communication with an instrument is correct. Select

NI Tools»NI Spy to access this menu item. The NI Spy menu item is

available only if you have NI Spy installed.

•NI Tools»Variable Manager—Use Variable Manager to create new

processes and variables, delete existing processes and variables, start

and stop processes, create variables with specific data types or the

variant data type, allow multiple writers or restrict write access to a

single client, and configure server buffering. Select NI Tools»Variable

Manager to access this menu item.

•NI Measurement Studio Help—Use the NI Measurement Studio

Help to access detailed Measurement Studio help, including function

reference, walkthroughs, and conceptual topic documentation on

developing with Measurement Studio.

•Measurement Studio Online Resources»Measurement Studio

Home Page—Use the Measurement Studio Web site at

ni.com/mstudio to find Measurement Studio news, support,

downloads, and evaluation software. Select Measurement Studio

Online Resources»Measurement Studio Home Page to access this

menu item.

•Measurement Studio Online Resources»Instrument Driver

Network—Use the NI Instrument Driver Network at ni.com/idnet

as a central resource for downloading, developing, and submitting

instrument drivers. Select Measurement Studio Online

Resources»Instrument Driver Network to access this menu item.

•Measurement Studio Online Resources»Discussion Forums—Use

the NI Discussion Forums at forums.ni.com to participate in

discussion forums and exchange code with measurement and

automation developers around the world. Select Measurement Studio

Online Resources»Discussion Forums to access this menu item.

•Measurement Studio Online Resources»Search Technical

Support—Use NI Technical Support at ni.com/support to find

support resources available for most products, including software

drivers and updates, KnowledgeBase articles, product manuals,

step-by-step troubleshooting wizards, conformity documentation,

example code, tutorials and application notes, instrument drivers,

discussion forums, and a measurement glossary. Select Measurement

Studio Online Resources»Search Technical Support to access this

menu item.