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The NI-DAQmx Base VI Reference Help contains VI reference and general information about
measurement concepts. In LabVIEW, select Help»NI-DAQmx Base VI Reference Help.
The NI-DAQmx Base C Function Reference Help contains C reference and general information about
measurement concepts. In Windows, select Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQmx
Base»Documentation»C Function Reference Help.
Note All NI-DAQmx Base documentation for Linux is installed at /usr/local/natinst/
nidaqmxbase/documentation
.
Note All NI-DAQmx Base documentation for Mac OS X is installed at /Applications/
National Instruments/NI-DAQmx Base/documentation
.
LabVIEW
If you are a new user, use the Getting Started with LabVIEW manual to familiarize yourself with the
LabVIEW graphical programming environment and the basic LabVIEW features you use to build data
acquisition and instrument control applications. Open the Getting Started with LabVIEW manual by
selecting Start»All Programs»National Instruments»LabVIEW»LabVIEW Manuals or by
navigating to the
labview\manuals directory and opening LV_Getting_Started.pdf.
Use the LabVIEW Help, available by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help in LabVIEW, to access
information about LabVIEW programming concepts, step-by-step instructions for using LabVIEW, and
reference information about LabVIEW VIs, functions, palettes, menus, and tools. Refer to the following
locations on the Contents tab of the LabVIEW Help for information about NI-DAQmx:
• Getting Started with LabVIEW»Getting Started with DAQ—Includes overview information
and a tutorial to learn how to take an NI-DAQmx measurement in LabVIEW using the DAQ
Assistant.
• VI and Function Reference»Measurement I/O VIs and Functions» DAQmx - Data
Acquisition VIs and Functions—Describes the LabVIEW NI-DAQmx VIs and functions.
• Property and Method Reference»NI-DAQmx Properties contains the property reference.
• Taking Measurements—Contains the conceptual and how-to information you need to acquire and
analyze measurement data in LabVIEW, including common measurements, measurement
fundamentals, NI-DAQmx key concepts, and device considerations.
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.
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