About This Manual
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The
is one piece of the documentation set for your
DAQ system. You could have any of several types of manuals
depending on the hardware and software in your system. Use the
manuals you have as follows:
• Your DAQ hardware documentation—This documentation has
detailed information about the DAQ hardware that plugs into or is
connected to your computer. Use this documentation for hardware
installation and configuration instructions, specification
information about your DAQ hardware, and application hints.
• Software documentation—You may have both application software
and NI-DAQ software documentation. National Instruments
application software includes LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, and
VirtualBench. After you set up your hardware system, use either
your application software documentation or the NI-DAQ
documentation to help you write your application. If you have a
large, complicated system, it is worthwhile to look through the
software documentation before you configure your hardware.
• Accessory installation guides or manuals—If you are using
accessory products, read the terminal block, adapter, and cable
assembly installation guides. They explain how to physically
connect the relevant pieces of the system. Consult these guides
when you are making your connections.
Customer Communication
National Instruments wants to receive your comments on our products
and manuals. We are interested in the applications you develop with
our products, and we want to help if you have problems with them.
To make it easy for you to contact us, this manual contains comment
and configuration forms for you to complete. These forms are in
Appendix C, Customer Communication,
at the end of this manual.