About This Manual
VXI-1394 User Manual for Windows viii ni.com
When you have successfully set up your system, you can begin to develop
applications in NI-VISA or NI-VXI. NI-VISA online manuals are included
in your kit in the form of Adobe Acrobat portable document format (PDF)
files. The NI-VXI Online Help presents the concepts of VXI and detailed
explanations ofthe NI-VXI functions. Study the descriptions of each
function given in the online help to fully understand the purpose and syntax
of each function.
The Acrobat manuals and their installed locations are as follows:
•The NI-VISA User Manual describes how to program using NI-VISA
and can be located at Start»Programs»VXIpnp»NI-VISA User
Manual.
•The NI-VISA Programmer Reference Manual describes in detail
theattributes, events, and operations you use in NI-VISA and can
belocated at Start »Programs»VXIpnp»NI-VISA Programmer
Reference Manual.
Use the Acrobat Reader program to open the PDF files.
Note You can download Acrobat Reader from the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com.
Conventions
The following conventions appear in this manual:
»The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options
to a final action. The sequence File»Page Setup»Options directs you to
pull down the File menu, select the PageSetup item, and select Options
from the last dialog box.
This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.
This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to
avoid injury, data loss, or a systemcrash.
bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software, such
as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes parameter
names.
italic Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction
to a key concept. This font also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word
or value that you must supply.