LabVIEW
If you are a new user, use the Getting Started with LabVIEW manual to familiarize yourself
with the LabVIEW graphical programming environment and the basic LabVIEW features you
use to build data acquisition and instrument control applications. Open the Getting Started
with LabVIEW manual by selecting Start»All Programs»National Instruments»LabVIEW»
LabVIEW Manuals or by navigating to thelabview\manuals directory and opening
LV_Getting_Started.pdf.
Use the LabVIEW Help, available by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help in LabVIEW, to access
information about LabVIEW programming concepts, step-by-step instructions for using
LabVIEW, and reference information about LabVIEW VIs, functions, palettes, menus, and
tools. Refer to the following locations on the Contents tab of the LabVIEW Help for
information about NI-DAQmx:
LabWindows/CVI
The Data Acquisition section of the LabWindows/CVI Help contains Taking an NI-DAQmx
Measurement in LabWindows/CVI, which includes step-by-step instructions for creating a
measurement task using the DAQ Assistant. In LabWindows/CVI, select Help»Contents, and
then select Using LabWindows/CVI»Data Acquisition. This book also contains information
about accessing detailed information through the NI-DAQmx Help.
The NI-DAQmx Library section of the LabWindows/CVI Help contains API overviews and
function reference for NI-DAQmx. Select Library Reference»NI-DAQmx Library in the
LabWindows/CVI Help.
Measurement Studio
If you program your NI-DAQmx-supported device in Measurement Studio using Visual C# or
Visual Basic .NET, you can interactively create channels and tasks by launching the DAQ
Assistant from MAX or from within Visual Studio. You can use Measurement Studio to
generate the configuration code based on your task or channel. Refer to the DAQ Assistant
Help for additional information about generating code.
The NI Measurement Studio Help is fully integrated with the Microsoft Visual Studio help. To
view this help file in Visual Studio, select Measurement Studio»NI Measurement Studio
Help. For information related to developing with NI-DAQmx, refer to the following topics
within the NI Measurement Studio Help:
• For step-by-step instructions on how to create an NI-DAQmx application using the
Measurement Studio Application Wizard and the DAQ Assistant, refer to Walkthrough:
Creating a Measurement Studio NI-DAQmx Application.
• For help with NI-DAQmx methods and properties, refer to NationalInstruments.DAQmx
Namespace and NationalInstruments.DAQmx.ComponentModel Namespace.
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