
©
National Instruments Corporation
4-1
Chapter
4
Begin to Use the
GPIB Software
This chapter helps you get started with the GPIB software.
Getting Started with LabVIEW
LabVIEW is a fully-functional graphical programming environment used
to develop measurement and automation applications. LabVIEW features
comprehensive libraries for instrument control, data analysis, and data
presentation. If you already installed LabVIEW, you can use the LabVIEW
GPIB functions without any additional installation. To learn about the basic
concepts of GPIB communication, refer to the LabVIEW GPIB functions
chapter in the LabVIEW User Manual. To learn more about each GPIB
function, refer to the LabVIEW Function and VI Overview Manual and the
online help.
National Instruments provides LabVIEW instrument drivers to simplify
application development. Instrument drivers are high-level functions that
eliminate the need to learn the complex, low-level programming commands
for each instrument. For more information, refer to Chapter 7, Getting
Started with a LabVIEW Instrument Driver, in the LabVIEW User Manual.
If you want to write your own instrument driver, National Instruments
provides application notes that help you get started.
To use instrument drivers in LabVIEW, select the Instrument Wizard
from the Project menu.
For more information about National Instruments products, refer to our
web site at
http://www.natinst.com/products/
.
Getting Started with LabWindows/CVI
LabWindows/CVI is an interactive C development environment used
to build measurement and automation applications. It provides
comprehensive libraries for instrument control, data analysis, and data
presentation. If you already installed LabWindows/CVI, you can use the
LabWindows/CVI GPIB Library without any additional installation. The