Chapter 1
Introduction
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Figure 1-2.
9-Pin Mini-Circular DIN Connector
Acquiring Data with the NI 5911
You can acquire data either programmatically—by writing an application
for the NI 5911—or interactively with the Scope Soft Front Panel.
Programmatically Controlling the NI 5911
To help you get started programming the NI 5911, NI-SCOPE includes
examples that you can use or modify.
You can find examples for the following ADEs in these locations:
•
LabVIEW—Go to
Program Files\National Instruments\
LabVIEW\Examples\Instr\niScopeExamples\
.
•
LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
, C, and Visual Basic with
Windows 2000/NT—Go to
vxipnp\winnt\Niscope\Examples\
.
•
LabWindows/CVI, C, and Visual Basic with Windows 98/95—Go to
vxipnp\win95\Niscope\Examples\c\
.
For information on using NI-SCOPE to programmatically control your
digitizer, refer to the
NI-SCOPE Software User Manual
. Another resource
is the
NI-SCOPE Instrument Driver Quick Reference Guide
, which
contains abbreviated information on the most commonly used functions
and LabVIEW VIs. For more detailed function reference help, refer to the
1
+5 V (Fused)
2
GND
3
Reserved
4
Reserved
5
Reserved
6
PFI 2
7
Reserved
8
Reserved
9
Reserved
4
3
5
6
7
8
9
1
2
