miniLAB 1008 User's Guide
Introducing the miniLAB 1008
Unlike LabVIEW, which is proprietary, SoftWIRE is based upon Visual Studio. You
can easily create new icon function blocks, write a few lines of code, or add any library,
driver, or component written for Visual Studio. And unlike LabVIEW, there are no
runtime license fees. You can freely distribute the programs you create.
SoftWIRE MCC DAQ Components for .NET
SoftWIRE MCC DAQ Components for .NET is a collection of data acquisition
components that you can use to develop custom applications with SoftWIRE for Visual
Studio .NET.
With these components, you can develop programs that read from and write to your
miniLAB 1008 analog and digital channels. Example programs that demonstrate how to
use the data acquisition components are included with the SoftWIRE MCC DAQ
Components for .NET software package.
In the following program, the SoftWIRE AI Scan component is configured to scan a
range of channels on the miniLAB 1008 and display the measurements on a strip chart.
The form on the left (
Form1
) is where you arrange the graphical components for display
when you run the program. The Diagrammer pane on the right (
Diag.dgm
) is where you
build the program by adding components and wiring their I/O pins together
The following image shows
Form1
after you enter the range of channels to scan and run
the program.
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