To locate examples, refer to the following table.
Table 3.
Locating NI-SCOPE Examples
Application
Development
Environment (ADE)
Locating Examples
LabVIEW or
LabWindows/CVI
Locate examples with the NI Example Finder. Within LabVIEW
or LabWindows/CVI, select
Help
»
Find Examples
, and navigate
to
Hardware Input and Output
»
Modular Instruments
.
ANSI C or Visual Basic
Locate examples in the
<NIDocDir>\NI–SCOPE\examples
directory, where
<NIDocDir>
is one of the following directories:
•
Windows 8/7/Vista—
Users\Public\Public
Documents\National Instruments
•
Windows XP—
Documents and Settings\All Users
\Shared Documents\National Instruments
Making a Measurement
You can make a measurement interactively using the NI-SCOPE SFP or programmatically
using LabVIEW.
Making a Measurement with NI-SCOPE SFP
1.
Connect CH 0 to input signal PFI 1 using an SMB cable.
2.
Launch the NI-SCOPE SFP from the
Start
menu.
3.
In the
Select Device
dialog box, select the device name assigned to the device in MAX.
4.
To enable signal output on PFI 1, activate the probe compensation by selecting
Utility
»
Probe Compensation
.
5.
Click
Auto
to display the data as a square wave.
6.
If the SFP is not already running, click
Run
.
Making a Measurement with LabVIEW
1.
Launch LabVIEW.
2.
Select
Help
»
Find Examples
.
3.
Open the example VI that you want to use by selecting
Hardware Input and Output
»
Modular Instruments
»
NI-SCOPE (High-Speed Digitizers)
.
Tip
If you are not sure which example to run, use the Quick Start VI, which is
found under
Hardware Input and Output
»
Modular Instruments
»
NI-
SCOPE (High-Speed Digitizers)
»
Demos
»
niScope EX Quick Start.vi
.
4.
Follow any setup instructions in the VI.
5.
In the
Resource Name
drop-down menu, select the device name assigned to the device in
MAX.
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