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Getting Started with NI-DAQmx Base for Linux and Mac Users
describes
how to install yo
u
r NI-DAQmx Base software, yo
u
r NI-DAQmx
Base-s
u
pported DAQ device, and how to confirm that yo
u
r device is
operating properly on yo
u
r Mac/Lin
u
x machine.
The
NI-DAQmx Base Readme
lists which devices are s
u
pported by this
version of NI-DAQmx Base. In Windows, select
Start»All Programs»
National Instruments»NI-DAQmx Base»DAQmx Base Readme
.
The
NI-DAQmx Base VI Reference Help
contains VI reference and general
information abo
u
t meas
u
rement concepts. In LabVIEW, select
Help»
NI-DAQmx Base VI Reference Help
.
The
NI-DAQmx Base C Reference Help
contains C reference and general
information abo
u
t meas
u
rement concepts. In Windows, select
Start»
All Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQmx Base»
Documentation»C Function Reference Help
.
Note
All NI-DAQmx Base doc
u
mentation for Lin
u
x is installed at
/u
s
r/local/
natin
s
t/nidaqmxba
s
e/documentation
.
Note
All NI-DAQmx Base doc
u
mentation for Mac OS X is installed at
/Application
s
/
National In
s
trument
s
/NI-DAQmx Ba
s
e/documentation
.
LabVIEW
If yo
u
are a new
u
ser,
u
se the
Getting Started with LabVIEW
man
u
al
to familiarize yo
u
rself with the LabVIEW graphical programming
environment and the basic LabVIEW feat
u
res yo
u
u
se to b
u
ild data
acq
u
isition and instr
u
ment control applications. Open the
Getting Started
with LabVIEW
man
u
al by selecting
Start»All Programs»National
Instruments»LabVIEW»LabVIEW Manuals
or by navigating to the
labview\manual
s
directory and opening
LV_Getting_Started.pdf
.
