NI High-Speed Digitizers Getting Started Guide
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Note
Windows 7 (64-bit) and Windows Vista (64-bit) do not support Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy)
devices. Refer to the NI-SCOPE Readme to determine which operating system is compatible with
your digitizer.
4.
Record the device number or device name assigned by MAX. You need this identifier when you
program your device.
5.
Perform a self-test on the device to verify installation.
•
Right-click the device and select
Self-Test
.
•
Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) Devices
—Right-click the device, select
Properties
, and click
Test Resources
.
A dialog box indicates whether the device has passed the test.
Note
If the device does not pass the self-test, repeat the instructions in section
5. Installing the
Hardware
. If the device still does not pass, visit NI Technical Support at
ni.com/support
.
6.
Run the test panels on the device to verify the signal.
a.
Connect a signal to the digitizer and select the appropriate device parameters for this signal
such as range, input limits, sample rate, and sample mode.
b.
Access the test panel.
•
Right-click the device and select
Test Panels
.
•
Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) Devices
—Click
Run Test Panels
in the Properties window.
Note
For all devices, you can enable triggering by clicking the
Advanced
button on the test panel.
All NI digitizers have self-calibration capabilities. You can access this feature for all NI digitizers
programmatically with NI-SCOPE and your ADE, or you can use either the NI-SCOPE Soft Front
Panel (SFP) or MAX.
Note
Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) devices cannot be self-calibrated using MAX.
7.
Exit MAX when you have finished configuring and testing the digitizer.
7. Programming the Device
You can acquire data interactively using the NI-SCOPE Soft Front Panel or programmatically using the
NI-SCOPE instrument driver in your application. You can also run the NI-SCOPE examples to
demonstrate the functionality of the digitizer.
Acquiring Data Interactively
Launch the NI-SCOPE SFP from
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-SCOPE»SCOPE
Soft Front Panel
. The NI-SCOPE SFP provides context-sensitive help for its controls.
Acquiring Data Programmatically
You can use NI-SCOPE to begin programming the digitizer in your ADE. Refer to the
Programming
section of the
NI High-Speed Digitizers Help
at
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»
NI-SCOPE»Documentation
.
NI-SCOPE Examples
Programming examples for using NI-SCOPE with LabVIEW, LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
, and C are included
on the NI-SCOPE CD. For a complete list of examples and their installed locations, refer to the
NI-SCOPE Readme
at
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-SCOPE»Documentation
.
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