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The
NI-DAQmx Base VI Reference Help
contains VI reference and general information about
measurement concepts. In LabVIEW, select
Help»NI-DAQmx Base VI Reference Help
.
The
NI-DAQmx Base C Function Reference Help
contains C reference and general information about
measurement concepts. In Windows, select
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQmx
Base»Documentation»C Function Reference Help
.
Note
All NI-DAQmx Base documentation for Linux is installed at
/u
s
r/local/natin
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t/
nidaqmxba
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e/documentation
.
Note
All NI-DAQmx Base documentation for Mac OS X is installed at
/Application
s
/
National In
s
trument
s
/NI-DAQmx Ba
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e/documentation
.
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\manual
s
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.
LabWindows/CVI
The
Data Acquisition
book of the
LabWindows/CVI Help
contains
Taking an NI-DAQmx Measurement
in LabWindows/CVI
, which includes step-by-step instructions about creating a measurement task using
the DAQ Assistant. In LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
, select
Help»Contents
, then select
Using
LabWindows/CVI»Data Acquisition
. This book also contains information about accessing detailed
information through the
NI-DAQmx Help
.
The
NI-DAQmx Library
book of the
LabWindows/CVI Help
contains API overviews and function
reference for NI-DAQmx. Select
Library Reference»NI-DAQmx Library
in the
LabWindows/CVI
Help
.
