National Instruments NI PXIe-4138, Getting Started Manual

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MAX lists all devices installed in the chassis. Your default device names may vary.
Note If you do not see your device listed, press <F5> to refresh the list of
installed devices. If the device is still not listed, power off the system, ensure
the device is correctly installed, and restart.
4. Record the device identifier MAX assigns to the hardware. Use this identifier when
programming the NI 4138/4139.
5. Self-test the device by selecting the device in the configuration tree and clicking Self-Test
in the MAX toolbar.
The MAX self-test performs a basic verification of hardware resources.
Programming the NI 4138/4139
You can generate signals interactively using the NI-DCPower Soft Front Panel (SFP) or you
can use the NI-DCPower instrument driver to program your device in the supported ADE of
your choice.
Table 1.
NI 4138/4139 Programming Options
Application
Programming
Interface (API)
Location Description
NI-DCPower SFP Available from the start menu
at
Start » All Programs »
National Instruments »
NI-DCPower » NI-DCPower
Soft Front Panel .
The NI-DCPower SFP acquires,
controls, and presents data. The NI-
DCPower SFP operates on the PC, to
provide additional display
capabilities.
NI-DCPower
Instrument Driver LabVIEW—Available on the
LabVIEW Functions palette at
Measurement I/O »
NI-DCPower .
NI-DCPower configures and
operates the device hardware and
performs basic acquisition and
measurement options using
LabVIEW VIs or LabWindows/CVI
functions.
C or LabWindows/CVI—
Available at
Program Files »
IVI Foundation » IVI »
Drivers » NI-DCPower .
Microsoft Visual C/C++—NI-
DCPower does not ship with
installed C/C++ examples. Refer to the Creating an Application
with Microsoft Visual C and C++
topic of the NI DC Power Supplies
and SMUs Help to manually add all
required include and library files to
your project.
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