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• For conceptual help with NI-DAQmx, refer to Using the Measurement
Studio NI-DAQmx .NET Library, Using the Measurement Studio
NI-DAQmx Visual C++ Library, or Developing with Measurement
Studio NI-DAQmx.
• For general help with programming in Measurement Studio, refer to
Getting Started with the Measurement Studio Class Libraries.
To create an application in Visual Basic .NET, Visual C#, or Visual C++,
follow these general steps:
1. In Visual Studio, select File»New»Project to launch the New Project
dialog box.
2. In the Project types pane, expand the Visual Basic, Visual C#, or
Visual C++ node, depending on which language you want to create the
project in, and select Measurement Studio.
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»
Text-Based Code Support»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 later 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 documentation. To view the NI-DAQmx
.NET documentation, go to Start»All Programs»National Instruments»
NI-DAQ»Text-Based Code Support»NI-DAQmx .NET Help. For
function reference, refer to the NationalInstruments.DAQmx Namespace
and NationalInstruments.DAQmx.ComponentModel Namespace topics.
For conceptual help, refer to the Using the Measurement Studio NI-DAQmx
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