Chapter4 Beginto Use the NI-CAN Software
PXI-846xand NI-CAN for Windows NT 4-2 ni.com
General Programming Considerations
Asyou b egin developing your Win32 NI-CAN application, remember the
following points:
•Foryour LabVIEW or BridgeVIEW appl ication, you must use the
NI-CAN LabVIEW functions in nican.llb.
•Foryour C/C++ application, you must include the NI-CAN header file,
nican.h,in your source code.
•The NI-CAN softwareis accessed through the 32-bit DLL,
nican.dll,either by linking with one of the language interfaces
providedwith the NI-CAN software, or by using direct DLL entry
from other programming environments.
•Severalsample CAN applications are included with the NI-CAN
software.Use these as a guide for your own application development.
Forinformation about developing your application, refer to the NI-CAN
UserMan ual. Fordetailed in formation about NI-CAN functions and
objects, refer to the NI-CAN Programmer Reference Manual.