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NI 5922 Calibration Procedure
Software and Documentation
Calibrating the NI 5922 requires installing NI-SCOPE version 2.8 or later
on the calibration system. You can download NI-SCOPE from
ni.com/downloads
. NI-SCOPE supports programming the
self-calibration procedures in a number of programming languages.
However, only LabVIEW and C are supported for the external calibration
procedures.
NI-SCOPE 2.8 or later includes all the functions and attributes necessary
for calibrating the NI 5922. For LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
, the NI-SCOPE
function panel,
niScopeCalfp
, provides further help on the functions
available in CVI. LabVIEW support is installed in
niScopeCal.llb
, and
all calibration functions appear in the function palette. Refer to Table 1 for
file locations.
Calibration functions are C function calls or LabVIEW VIs in NI-SCOPE.
In this document, the C function call is shown first, followed by the
corresponding LabVIEW VI in parentheses. The C function calls are valid
for any compiler capable of calling a 32-bit DLL. Many of the functions use
constants defined in the
niScopeCal.h
file. To use these constants in C,
you must include
niScopeCal.h
in your code when you write the
calibration procedure.
For more information on the calibration functions and VIs, refer to the
NI-SCOPE Function Reference Help
or the
NI-SCOPE VI Reference Help
.
These references can be found in the
NI High-Speed Digitizers Help
.
To access this help file, go to
Start»Programs»National Instruments»
NI-SCOPE»Documentation»NI High-Speed Digitizers Help
.
Table 1.
Calibration File Locations after Installing NI-SCOPE 2.8 or Later
File Name and Location
Description
IVI\Bin\niscope_32.dll
NI-SCOPE driver containing the entire
NI-SCOPE API, including calibration functions
IVI\Lib\msc\niscope.lib
NI-SCOPE library for Microsoft C containing
the entire NI-SCOPE API, including calibration
functions
LabVIEW
(
version)\examples\instr\
niScope
Directory of LabVIEW NI-SCOPE example
VIs, including self-calibration; access the
calibration example from the LabVIEW
function palette
