National Instruments PCI-8430 - Page 90

GeneralProgrammingRequirements
TheNI-SerialsoftwareforWindowsisfullyintegratedintothestandard
Windowscommunicationssoftware.NIserialportsareusedlikeany
otherWindowscommunications(COM)port.Windowshasstandard
communicationfunctionsforusewithinWindowsapplications.
Whenyoudevelopyourapplication,rememberthatyoumustusethe
standardWindowsserialcommunicationfunctionsoranyAPIthatuses
thestandardWindowsserialcommunicationfunctionssuchasNI-VISA.
FormoreinformationaboutNI-VISA,seeni.com/VISA.Forinformation
aboutMicrosoftWindowsserialcommunicationfunctions,refertothe
PlatformSoftwareDevelopmentKit.
IfyouhaveLabVIEW,LabWindows/CVI,orVISAandwanttouseitwith
yourserialhardware,refertoyourLabVIEW,LabWindows/CVI,orVISA
documentationforinformationaboutserialI/Ofunctions.