Chapter 1 Introduction
PC-DIO-24/PnP User Manual 1-2
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National Instruments Corporation
What You Need to Get Started
To set up and use your PC-DIO-24/PnP, you will need the following:
❑PC-DIO-24PnP or PC-DIO-24 board
❑PC-DIO-24/PnP User Manual
❑One of the following software packages and documentation:
BridgeVIEW
ComponentWorks
LabVIEW for Windows
LabWindows/CVI
Measure
NI-DAQ for PC compatibles
VirtualBench
❑Your computer
Software Programming Choices
You have several options to choose from when programming your
National Instruments DAQ and SCXI hardware. You can use National
Instruments application software, NI-DAQ, or register-level
programming.

National Instruments Application Software

ComponentWorks contains tools for data acquisition and instrument
control built on NI-DAQ driver software. ComponentWorks provides
a higher-level programming interface for building virtual instruments
through standard OLE controls and DLLs. With ComponentWorks, you
can use all of the configuration tools, resource management utilities,
and interactive control utilities included with NI-DAQ.
LabVIEW features interactive graphics and a state-of-the-art user
interface and a powerful graphical programming language. The
LabVIEW Data Acquisition VI Library, a series of VIs for using
LabVIEW with National Instruments DAQ hardware, is included with
LabVIEW. The LabVIEW Data Acquisition VI Library is functionally
equivalent to NI-DAQ software.