Table 1.
PXIe-5170/5171 Software Options
Use Case
Software Option
Acquire and analyze data without programming.
NI-SCOPE SFP
Create custom measurements and automation
applications.
NI-SCOPE instrument driver
Customize the behavior of the device FPGA to create
application-specific instrument designs.
Instrument design libraries with the
LabVIEW FPGA Module
Note
You can use a combination of these software options for your application.
However, when using the NI-SCOPE driver and the instrument design libraries in a
single application, only one option can access the device at a time.
Related Information
Installing the Software
on page 6
Visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code IDLintro for more information about instrument
design libraries and how to use them.
Comparison of Software Features
NI-SCOPE instrument driver software and the instrument design libraries vary in the features
they support.
Table 2.
Comparison of Software Features
Feature
NI-SCOPE
Instrument Design Libraries
Customization of
onboard FPGA
Supported using
the instrument
driver FPGA
extensions
Supported using the LabVIEW FPGA Module
Source availability
Closed source
Open source
LabVIEW support
Yes
Yes
C/C++/C# support
Yes
Using the NI LabVIEW Application Builder, you
can compile LabVIEW code into custom DLLs for
use with other application development
environments (ADEs).
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