User Guide

NI cDAQ-9172 User Guide and Specifications 6 ni.com
Related Documentation
Each application software package and driver includes information about
writing applications for taking measurements and controlling measurement
devices. Check
ni.com/manuals for the most recent hardware
documentation, and refer to Table 1 for a list of locations for driver and
application software documentation. The following document location
references assume you have NI-DAQmx 8.8 or later, and where applicable,
version 7.1 or later of the NI application software.
Table 1. NI Driver and Application Software Documentation
Software Document/Description Location/Topic
NI-DAQmx for Windows DAQ Getting Started
Guide—describes how to
install and use the
NI-DAQmx driver software
for Windows and your data
acquisition (DAQ) device,
how to confirm the device is
operating properly, and how
to take an NI-DAQmx
measurement.
Start»Programs»
National Instruments»
NI-DAQ»DAQ Getting Started
Guide
NI-DAQ Readme—includes
information about
NI-DAQmx and Traditional
NI-DAQ (Legacy).
Describes how to choose
the API to use, new
features, and a list of known
issues, supported devices,
and devices not supported.
Also provides details about
system requirements.
Start»Programs»
National Instruments»
NI-DAQ»NI-DAQ Readme
NI-DAQmx Help—explains
how to get started in your
OS and ADE; provides an
NI-DAQmx overview;
includes information about
programming the most
common measurement
tasks with references to
examples in CVI/C, C++,
.NET.
Start»Programs»
National Instruments»
NI-DAQ»NI-DAQmx Help