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NI myDAQ User Guide
Using NI myDAQ with NI ELVISmx Software
Instruments
Note
Before opening an NI ELVISmx software instrument, make sure that the
myDAQ device is connected to the system and is ready to use. After the myDAQ is
connected to the system, the blue LED by the connector lights, indicating the device
is ready for use. The NI ELVISmx Instrument Launcher then launches automatically.
NI ELVISmx provides a collection of software instruments, created in LabVIEW, and the source
code for the instruments. You cannot directly modify the executable files, but you can modify or
enhance the functionality of these instruments by modifying the LabVIEW code, which installs
in the following location:
•
Windows XP/2000:
C:\Document
s
and Setting
s
\All U
s
er
s
\Shared Document
s
\National
In
s
trument
s
\NI ELVISmx Source Code
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Windows 7/Vista:
C:\U
s
er
s
\Public\Public Document
s
\National In
s
trument
s
\NI ELVISmx
Source Code
Note
For a detailed explanation of the NI ELVISmx software instruments,
instructions for taking a measurement with each instrument, and information on the
other NI ELVISmx Instrument Launcher features, refer to the
NI ELVISmx Help
. To
access this help file, click the
NI ELVISmx Help
icon on the
Resources
tab of the
NI ELVISmx Instrument Launcher.