Chapter 4
Programming
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NI PXIe-5450 User Manual
NI-FGEN includes a set of standard functions for configuring, creating,
starting, and stopping waveform generation. NI-FGEN reduces your
program development time and simplifies device control by eliminating the
need to learn a complex programming protocol for your device.
Refer to the NI-FGEN Instrument Driver Readme for more information.
You can access this document by selecting
Start»All Programs»National
Instruments»NI-FGEN»Documentation
.
Creating an Application with NI-FGEN and Your ADE
This topic covers how to begin using NI-FGEN with your application
development environment (ADE) and lists any files that you need to
include in your application.
To successfully build your application, you need to have NI-FGEN
installed, along with one of the following ADEs:
•
NI LabVIEW
•
NI LabVIEW Real-Time
•
NI LabWindows/CVI
•
Microsoft Visual C/C++
•
Microsoft Visual Basic
Creating an Application with LabVIEW
This topic assumes that you are using LabVIEW to manage your code
development and that you are familiar with the ADE.
To develop an NI-FGEN application in LabVIEW, follow these general
steps:
1.
Open an existing or new LabVIEW VI.
2.
From the Function palette, locate the NI-FGEN VIs at
Instrument
I/O»Instrument Drivers»NI-FGEN
.
3.
Click the Vis that you want to use, and drop them on the block diagram
to build your application.
NI-FGEN Example Programs for LabVIEW
If you are using LabVIEW 7.0 or later, you can use the NI Example Finder
to search or browse examples. NI-FGEN examples are classified by
keyword, so you can search for a particular device or measurement
function.
