National Instruments USB-6001 User Manual

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NI-DAQ Assistant
You can use the NI-DAQ Assistant through many NI application software programs to configure
virtual and measurement channels. Table 2 lists NI-DAQ Assistant tutorial locations for
NI applications.
ANSI C without NI Application Software
The NI-DAQmx Help contains API overviews and general information about measurement
concepts. Select Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQmx»NI-DAQmx Help.
The NI-DAQmx C Reference Help describes the NI-DAQmx Library functions. Select Start»
All Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQmx» Text-Based Code Support»NI-DAQmx
C Reference Help.
.NET Languages without NI Application Software
With the Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 or later, you can use NI-DAQmx to create
applications using Visual C# and Visual Basic .NET without Measurement Studio. You need
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005 or later for the API documentation to be installed.
The installed documentation contains the NI-DAQmx API overview, measurement tasks and
concepts, and function reference. To view the NI-DAQmx .NET documentation, go to Start»
All Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQmx»Text-Based Code Support. For function
reference, refer to the NationalInstruments.DAQmx Namespace and NationalInstruments.
DAQmx.ComponentModel Namespace topics. For conceptual help, refer to the Using the
Measurement Studio NI-DAQmx .NET Library and Developing with Measurement Studio
NI-DAQmx sections.
To get to the same help topics from within Visual Studio 2005 or 2008, go to Help»Contents
and select Measurement Studio from the Filtered By drop-down list. To get to the same help
topics from within Visual Studio 2010, go to Help»View Help and select NI Measurement
Studio Help from the Related Links section.
Table 2. NI-DAQ Assistant Tutorial Locations
NI Application
Software Tutorial Location
LabVIEW Go to Start»All Programs»National Instruments»
NI-DAQmx»NI-DAQmx Help»Getting Started.
LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
Go to Help»Contents. Next, go to Using LabWindows/CVI»
Data Acquisition»Taking an NI-DAQmx Measurement in
LabWindows/CVI.
Measurement Studio Go to NI Measurement Studio Help»Getting Started with the
Measurement Studio Class Libraries»Measurement Studio
Walkthroughs»Walkthrough: Creating a Measurement Studio
NI-DAQmx Application.
SignalExpress Go to Help»Taking an NI-DAQmx Measurement in
SignalExpress.

National Instruments USB-6001 Specifications

General

Brand	National Instruments
Model	USB-6001
Category	I/O Systems
Language	English