About This Manual
Analog Output Series User Manual
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LabVIEW
If you are a new user, use the
Getting Started with LabVIEW
manual
to familiarize yourself with the LabVIEW graphical programming
environment and the basic LabVIEW features you use to build data
acquisition and instrument control applications. Open the
Getting Started
with LabVIEW
manual by selecting
Start»All Programs»National
Instruments»LabVIEW»LabVIEW Manuals
or by navigating to the
labview\manuals
directory and opening
LV_Getting_Started.pdf
.
Use the
LabVIEW Help
, available by selecting
Help»Search the
LabVIEW Help
in LabVIEW, to access information about LabVIEW
programming concepts, step-by-step instructions for using LabVIEW, and
reference information about LabVIEW VIs, functions, palettes, menus, and
tools. Refer to the following locations on the
Contents
tab of the
LabVIEW
Help
for information about NI-DAQmx:
•
Getting Started»Getting Started with DAQ
—Includes overview
information and a tutorial to learn how to take an NI-DAQmx
measurement in LabVIEW using the DAQ Assistant.
•
VI and Function Reference»Measurement I/O VIs and
Functions
—Describes the LabVIEW NI-DAQmx VIs and properties.
•
Taking Measurements
—Contains the conceptual and how-to
information you need to acquire and analyze measurement data in
LabVIEW, including common measurements, measurement
fundamentals, NI-DAQmx key concepts, and device considerations.
LabWindows/CVI
The
Data Acquisition
book of the
LabWindows/CVI Help
contains
measurement concepts for NI-DAQmx. This book also contains
Taking
an NI-DAQmx Measurement in LabWindows/CVI
, which includes
step-by-step instructions about creating a measurement task using the DAQ
Assistant. In LabWindows™/CVI™, select
Help»Contents
, then select
Using LabWindows/CVI»Data Acquisition
.
The
NI-DAQmx Library
book of the
LabWindows/CVI Help
contains
API overviews and function reference for NI-DAQmx. Select
Library
Reference»NI-DAQmx Library
in the
LabWindows/CVI Help
.
Measurement Studio
If you program your NI-DAQmx-supported device in Measurement Studio
using Visual C++, Visual C#, or Visual Basic .NET, you can interactively
create channels and tasks by launching the DAQ Assistant from MAX or