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NI USB-9481 User Guide and Specifications
based on your task or channel in Measurement Studio. Refer to the
DAQ
Assistant Help
for additional information about generating code. You also
can create channels and tasks, and write your own applications in your
ADE using the NI-DAQmx API.
For help with NI-DAQmx methods and properties, refer to the NI-DAQmx
.NET Class Library or the NI-DAQmx Visual C++ Class Library included
in the
NI Measurement Studio Help
. For general help with programming
in Measurement Studio, refer to the
NI Measurement Studio Help
, which
is fully integrated with the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET help. To view
this help file in Visual Studio. NET, select
Measurement Studio»
NI Measurement Studio Help
.
To create an application in Visual C++, Visual C#, or Visual Basic .NET,
follow these general steps:
1.
In Visual Studio .NET, select
File»New»Project
to launch the New
Project dialog box.
2.
Find the Measurement Studio folder for the language you want to
create a program in.
3.
Choose a project type. You add DAQ tasks as a part of this step.
ANSI C without NI Application Software
The
NI-DAQmx Help
contains API overviews and general information
about measurement concepts. Select
Start»All Programs»National
Instruments»NI-DAQ»NI-DAQmx Help
.
The
NI-DAQmx C Reference Help
describes the NI-DAQmx Library
functions, which you can use with National Instruments data acquisition
devices to develop instrumentation, acquisition, and control applications.
Select
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQ»
NI-DAQmx C Reference Help
.
.NET Languages without NI Application Software
With the Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 or later, you can use
NI-DAQmx to create applications using Visual C# and Visual Basic .NET
without Measurement Studio. You need Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003 or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 for the API documentation to be
installed.
The installed documentation contains the NI-DAQmx API overview,
measurement tasks and concepts, and function reference. This help is
fully integrated into the Visual Studio .NET documentation. To view the
NI-DAQmx .NET documentation, go to
Start»Programs»National
Instruments»NI-DAQ»NI-DAQmx .NET Reference Help
. Expand
NI Measurement Studio Help»NI Measurement Studio .NET Class
