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NI cDAQ-9171/9174/9178 User Manual
LabWindows/CVI
The Data Acquisition book of the LabWindows/CVI Help contains Taking an NI-DAQmx
Measurement in LabWindows/CVI, which includes step-by-step instructions about creating a
measurement task using the DAQ Assistant. In LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
, select Help»Contents,
then select Using LabWindows/CVI»Data Acquisition. This book also contains information
about accessing detailed information through the NI-DAQmx Help.
The NI-DAQmx Library book of the LabWindows/CVI Help contains API overviews and
function reference for NI-DAQmx. Select Library Reference»NI-DAQmx Library in the
LabWindows/CVI Help.
Measurement Studio
If you program your NI-DAQmx-supported device in Measurement Studio using Visual C# or
Visual Basic .NET, you can interactively create channels and tasks by launching the DAQ
Assistant from MAX or from within Visual Studio. You can use Measurement Studio to generate
the configuration code based on your task or channel. Refer to the DAQ Assistant Help for
additional information about generating code.
The NI Measurement Studio Help is fully integrated with the Microsoft Visual Studio help. To
view this help file from within Visual Studio, select Measurement Studio»NI Measurement
Studio Help. For information related to developing with NI-DAQmx, refer to the following
topics within the NI Measurement Studio Help:
• For step-by-step instructions on how to create an NI-DAQmx application using the
Measurement Studio Application Wizard and the DAQ Assistant, refer to Walkthrough:
Creating a Measurement Studio NI-DAQmx Application.
• For help with NI-DAQmx methods and properties, refer to the
NationalInstruments.DAQmx namespace and the
NationalInstruments.DAQmx.ComponentModel namespace.
• For conceptual help with NI-DAQmx, refer to Using the Measurement Studio NI-DAQmx
.NET Library and Creating Projects 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 NI-DAQmx application using Visual Basic .NET or Visual C#, follow these general
steps:
1. In Visual Studio, select File»New»Project to launch the New Project dialog box.
2. Choose a programming language (Visual C# or Visual Basic .NET), and then select
Measurement Studio to see a list of project templates.
3. Select NI DAQ Windows Application. You add DAQ tasks as part of this step. Choose a
project type. You add DAQ tasks as a part of this step.
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