Chapter 4 Begin to Use the NI-CANSoftware
PXI-8461 or PXI-8460 and NI-CAN for Windows NT 4-2 www.natinst.com
General Programming Considerations
As you begin developing your Win32 NI-CAN application, remember the
following points:
• For your LabVIEW or BridgeVIEW application, you must use the
NI-CAN LabVIEW functions in nican.llb.
• For your C/C++ application, you must include the NI-CAN header file,
nican.h, in your source code.
• The NI-CAN software is accessed through the 32-bit DLL,
nican.dll, either by linking with one of the language interfaces
provided with the NI-CAN software, or by using direct DLL entry
from other programming environments.
• Several sample CAN applications are included with the NI-CAN
software. Use these as a guide for your own application development.
For information about developing your application, refer to the NI-CAN
User Manual. For detailed information about NI-CAN functions and
objects, refer to the NI-CAN Programmer Reference Manual.