Chapter 1
Taking Measurements with the NI PXI-562x
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NI PXI-562x User Manual
3.
Find the NI 562
x
in the list. Notice the device number assigned to your
NI 562
x
. You need this device number to program your NI 562
x
.
4.
Right-click the device name, and select
Properties
from the menu.
5.
From the Properties window, click
Test Resources
to test the device
resources. A dialog box appears and indicates if the resource test has
passed.
6.
Click
Run Test Panels
to run the functional test panels and begin
using your NI 562
x
. Connect a signal to your digitizer, and select
appropriate parameters.
7.
Click
Advanced
to enable triggering options.
8.
Click
Close
when you finish testing your NI 562
x
.
9.
Click
OK
in the Properties window.
You have successfully installed and configured the necessary software and
hardware to use your NI 562
x
.
Acquiring Data Programmatically
You can acquire data programmatically either by writing an application for
your NI 562
x
or by using one of the examples that ships with NI-SCOPE.
For time-domain examples, go to the following default locations:
•
LabVIEW examples are located in the Functions palette at
Instrument I/O»Instrument Drivers»NI SCOPE»IF Digitizers
.
•
Examples for C and Visual Basic programmers using
Windows Me/98/95 are located in
vxipnp\win95\niScope\
Examples
.
•
Examples for C programmers using Windows 2000/NT are located at
vxipnp\winnt\niScope\Examples\c
.
•
Examples for Visual Basic programmers using Windows 2000/NT are
located at
vxipnp\winnt\niScope\Examples\VisualBasic
.
•
LabWindows/CVI examples are located at
cvi\NI-SCOPE Support\samples\niScope\cvi
.
Note
If you installed the examples in a different location, your file paths differ from the
default locations above.