Chapter 1
Introduction
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PCMCIA-GPIB for MacOS
Optional Programming Tools
Your kit includes the NI-488.2 software for MacOS. In addition, you
can order the LabVIEW software from National Instruments. LabVIEW
includes instrument driver libraries that make it easier to communicate
with your GPIB instruments.
LabVIEW is a complete programming environment that departs from
the sequential nature of traditional programming languages and features
a graphical programming environment. It includes all the tools needed
for instrument control, data acquisition, analysis, and presentation.
When you order LabVIEW, you also get hundreds of complete
instrument drivers, which are modular, source-code programs that
handle the communication with your instrument so that you do not have
to learn the programming details.
For more information about LabVIEW, contact National Instruments.
