National Instruments PXIe-6570, Getting Started Manual

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2. Insert the software media USB or download the NI-Digital Pattern Driver and Digital
Pattern Editor at
ni.com/downloads . The installer should open automatically after
inserting the software media USB.
If the installation window does not appear, navigate to the drive, double-click it, and
double-click
autorun.exe
.
3. Follow the instructions in the installation prompts.
a)
Select .NET Framework 4.0 Languages Support or .NET Framework 4.5
Languages Support in the NI-Digital Pattern Driver installer to install .NET
support for the NI-Digital Pattern Driver software.
Note Windows users may see access and security messages during
installation. Accept the prompts to complete the installation.
4. When the installer completes, select Restart in the dialog box that prompts you to restart,
shut down, or restart later.
Digital Pattern Editor
Use the Digital Pattern Editor to view, create, modify, and debug pin and channel maps,
specifications, levels, timing, pattern, source waveform, and capture waveform files. You can
also use the Digital Pattern Editor to configure the state of the digital pattern instrument.
The Digital Pattern Editor is installed when you install NI-Digital Pattern Driver. For more
information, refer to the
Digital Pattern Help .
To access Digital Pattern Editor documentation, in the Start menu, navigate to
NI Digital Pattern Documentation in the National Instruments folder. The primary help file
is
digipat.chm
, and all other help files in the folder are embedded in
digipat.chm
.
Related Information
Digital Pattern Instrument Examples on page 12
Operating the Digital Pattern Instrument on page 11
You can operate the PXIe-6570 through use of the Digital Pattern Editor or the supported
ADE of your choice.
Digital Pattern Help
NI-Digital Pattern Driver
NI-Digital Pattern Driver LabVIEW API
Use the NI-Digital VIs and properties in LabVIEW to configure and control the digital pattern
instrument. The NI-Digital Pattern Driver LabVIEW API is installed by default when you run
the installer. For more information, refer to the
Digital Pattern Help .
NI-Digital Pattern Driver .NET API
You can optionally install and use the NI-Digital Pattern Driver .NET API to configure and
control the digital pattern instrument. For more information, refer to the
Digital Pattern Help .
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