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Appendix B
Where to Go from Here
The
NI cDAQ Chassis Calibration Procedure
contains information for calibrating all National
Instruments CompactDAQ chassis. Go to
ni.com/manuals
and search for your cDAQ
chassis.
C Series I/O Module Documentation and Specifications
For module specifications, refer to the documentation included with your C Series I/O module
or go to
ni.com/manuals
.
NI-DAQmx
The
NI-DAQmx Readme
lists which devices, ADEs, and NI application software are supported
by this version of NI-DAQ. Select
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQmx»
NI-DAQ Readme
.
The
NI-DAQmx Help
contains API overviews, general information about measurement
concepts, key NI-DAQmx concepts, and common applications that are applicable to all
programming environments. Select
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»
NI-DAQmx»NI-DAQmx Help
.
LabVIEW
If you are a new user, use the
Getting Started with LabVIEW
manual to familiarize yourself with
the LabVIEW graphical programming environment and the basic LabVIEW features you use to
build data acquisition and instrument control applications. Open the
Getting Started with
LabVIEW
manual by selecting
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»LabVIEW»
LabVIEW Manuals
or by navigating to the
labview\manuals
directory and opening
LV_Getting_Started.pdf
.
Use the
LabVIEW Help
, available by selecting
Help»LabVIEW Help
in LabVIEW, to access
information about LabVIEW programming concepts, step-by-step instructions for using
LabVIEW, and reference information about LabVIEW VIs, functions, palettes, menus, and
tools. Refer to the following locations on the
Contents
tab of the
LabVIEW Help
for information
about NI-DAQmx:
•
Getting Started with LabVIEW»Getting Started with DAQ
—Includes overview
information and a tutorial to learn how to take an NI-DAQmx measurement in LabVIEW
using the DAQ Assistant.
•
VI and Function Reference»Measurement I/O VIs and Functions
»
DAQmx - Data
Acquisition VIs and Functions
—Describes the LabVIEW NI-DAQmx VIs and functions.
•
Property and Method Reference»NI-DAQmx Properties
—Contains the property
reference.
•
Taking Measurements
—Contains the conceptual and how-to information you need to
acquire and analyze measurement data in LabVIEW, including common measurements,
measurement fundamentals, NI-DAQmx key concepts, and device considerations.
