• For conceptual help with NI-DAQmx, refer to Using the Measurement Studio NI-
DAQmx .NET Library and Developing with Measurement Studio NI-DAQmx.
• For general help with programming in Measurement Studio, refer to Getting Started with
the Measurement Studio Class Libraries.
To create an application in Visual Basic .NET or Visual C#, follow these general steps:
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-DAQ»NI-DAQmx Help.
The NI-DAQmx C Reference Help describes the NI-DAQmx Library functions, which you can
use with National Instruments data acquisition devices to develop instrumentation, acquisition,
and control applications. Select Start»All Programs »National Instruments»NI-DAQ»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. This help is fully integrated into the Visual Studio
documentation. To view the NI-DAQmx .NET documentation, go to Start»All Programs»
National Instruments»NI-DAQ»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.
Training Courses
If you need more help getting started developing an application with NI products, NI offers
training courses. To enroll in a course or obtain a detailed course outline, refer to ni.com/
training.
Worldwide Support and Services
The National Instruments website is your complete resource for technical support. At ni.com/
support, you have access to everything from troubleshooting and application development
self-help resources to email and phone assistance from NI Application Engineers.
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