
Chapter 1
Introduction
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ease of use. Refer to Figure 1-1 to see the relationship between your
software components.
Figure 1-1.
The Relationship between the Programming Environment,
Your Instrument Driver, and Your VXI-DAQ Hardware
Optional Equipment
National Instruments offers a variety of products to use with your
VXI-AO-48XDC module, including cables, connector blocks, and other
accessories, as follows:
•
Cables and cable assemblies, shielded and ribbon
•
Connector blocks, shielded and unshielded screw terminals
For more specific information about these products, refer to your National
Instruments catalogue or call the office nearest you.
Custom Cabling
National Instruments offers cables and accessories for you to
prototype your application or to use if you frequently change module
interconnections.
You can interface the VXI-AO-48XDC to a wide range of test instruments,
I/O racks and modules, screw terminal panels, and almost any device with
a parallel interface. The VXI-AO-48XDC digital I/O connector is a
ComponentWorks,
LabView,
LabWindows/CVI,
or VirtualBench
VXI
plug&play
Instrument Driver
NI-DAQ Driver Software
VISA
VXI-DAQ Hardware
Other Application
Development Environments