Chapter 1 Introduction
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CPCI-GPIB/PMC-GPIB for Windows NT
Software Description
The NI-488.2M software for Windows NT includes a loadable
Windows NT kernel device driver and supporting utilities.
The NI-488.2M software package includes the following components:
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Device driver
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Diagnostic test
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Configuration utility
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Interactive control program
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Utilities for software development and debugging
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Language interface library for Microsoft Visual C/C++,
Borland C/C++, and Visual Basic
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Virtual device driver and special DOS and Windows 3 drivers for
running existing NI-488.2 for DOS and Windows 3 applications
under Windows NT
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Example programs that use NI-488 functions and NI-488.2 routines
For a detailed list of files, refer to the NI-488.2M User Manual for
Windows 95 and Windows NT.
Optional Programming Tools
Your kit includes the NI-488.2M software for Windows NT. In addition,
you can order the LabWindows
®
/CVI
or LabVIEW software from
National Instruments. LabWindows/CVI and LabVIEW include
instrument driver libraries that make it easier to communicate with your
GPIB instruments.
LabWindows/CVI is an interactive ANSI C development environment for
building test and measurement and instrument control systems. It
includes interactive code-generation tools and a graphical editor for
building custom user interfaces. It also includes built-in libraries for
IEEE 488.2, VXI, RS-232 control, and plug-in data acquisition. When
you order LabWindows/CVI, you also get hundreds of complete
instrument drivers, which are modular, source-code programs that handle
the communication with your instrument so that you do not have to learn
the programming details.
