Chapter 1
Introduction
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Getting Started with Your PCI/PXI-6810 SDA
Software Description
You control the 6810 device with software consisting of four
components. These components help you quickly build applications and
learn the features of the instrument driver and hardware:
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SDA instrument driver software
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Configuration utility and soft front panel
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Example applications
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Online documentation
Instrument Driver
With the instrument driver programming interface you have the
flexibility to generate, acquire, and analyze arbitrary serial patterns of
virtually any length, up to the limits of system memory. The instrument
driver programming interface is object-oriented with simple functions
and attributes. You can use it in the following application
environments:
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LabVIEW
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LabWindows/CVI
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ComponentWorks
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Microsoft Visual C/C++
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Borland C/C++
Utilities and Applications
Several example applications are provided with the instrument driver
for common data patterns and metrics for generating and analyzing
data. There is also a configuration utility for setting up your 6810
device. See the Using the 6810 Soft Front Panel to
Configure Your Device section in Chapter 2, Configuration and
Installation, for more information.
Electronic Documentation
This manual, as well as the Serial Data Analyzer Software Reference
Manual, are in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the same media as
the software, and are installed automatically with the software. You can
use this format to search electronically using links and jumps, or you
can print it out if you prefer paper documentation. You will also find a
ReadMe.txt
file online, with important release information.