About This Manual
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This user manual contains an overview of the VXI-8340 series and
PCI-8330 series hardware and the NI-VISA and NI-VXI software, guides
you through setting up your kit, and helps you get started with application
development. You can also use this manual as a reference for the hardware
and software default settings and to find answers to commonly
asked questions.
When you have successfully set up your system, you can begin to develop
applications in NI-VISA or NI-VXI. NI-VISA online manuals are included
in your kit in the form of Adobe Acrobat portable document format (PDF)
files. The
NI-VXI Online Help
presents the concepts of VXI and detailed
explanations of the NI-VXI functions. Study the descriptions of each
function given in the online help to fully understand the purpose and syntax
of each function.
The Acrobat manuals and their installed locations are as follows:
•
The
NI-VISA User Manual
describes how to program using NI-VISA:
Start»Programs»VXIpnp»NI-VISA User Manual
•
The
NI-VISA Programmer Reference Manual
describes in detail
the attributes, events, and operations you use in NI-VISA:
Start»
Programs»VXIpnp»NI-VISA Programmer Reference Manual
Use the Acrobat Reader program to open the PDF files.
Note
You can download Acrobat Reader from the Adobe Web site at
www.adobe.com
.
Conventions
The following conventions appear in this manual:
»
The
»
symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options
to a final action. The sequence
File»Page Setup»Options
directs you to
pull down the
File
menu, select the
Page Setup
item, and select
Options
from the last dialog box.
This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.
This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to
avoid injury, data loss, or a system crash.
bold
Bold text denotes items that you must select or click on in the software,
such as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes
parameter names.