Chapter 1
Introduction
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Getting Started with Your PCI/PXI-6810 SDA
The SDA instrument driver software also internally resolves many of
the complex issues between the computer and the 6810 device, such as
programming interrupts and DMA controllers. The SDA instrument
driver software is the interface path between LabVIEW,
LabWindows/CVI, or a conventional programming environment and
the 6810 device.
Any platform that supports the SDA instrument driver integrates with
NI-DAQ and a variety of National Instruments DAQ devices, so you
can integrate your 6810 device and 6810 instrument driver
development can integrate with National Instruments DAQ products.
Whether you are using conventional programming languages or
National Instrument software, your application uses the driver
software/API, as illustrated in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1.
The Relationship between the Programming Environment
and the Instrument Driver
Software
Toolkits
(Protocol SDK)
ADEs
(LabVIEW,
LabWindows/CVI,
Visual C++)
Utilities
(Configuration)
Applications
(Communications, Bit Error
Rate Test, Protocol Test,...)
Serial Data Analyzer Instrument Driver/API
User's Serial Data Analyzer Test/Communications System
User
