NI 4070/4072 Calibration Procedure
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Software Requirements
NI-DMM supports a number of programming languages including
LabVIEW, LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
, Microsoft Visual C++, and Microsoft
Visual Basic. When you install NI-DMM, you need to install support for
only the language you intend to use to write your calibration utility.
Note
You must use NI-DMM version 3.0.2 or later with this calibration procedure.
The procedures in this document are described using C function calls.
You also can program in LabVIEW using the VIs that correspond to the
C function calls.