User manual

About This Manual

The NI-DAQ User Manual for PC Compatibles is for users of the NI-DAQ

software for PC compatibles version 6.9. NI-DAQ software is a powerful

application programming interface (API) between your data acquisition

(DAQ) application and the National Instruments DAQ devices. Source code

for several example applications is included in this manual.

How to Use the NI-DAQ Documentation Set

Begin by reading the NI-DAQ release notes and this manual. Chapter 1,

Introduction to NI-DAQ, contains a flowchart that illustrates how to set up

your DAQ system using either NI-DAQ or other National Instruments

application software.

When you are familiar with the material in this manual, you can begin to

use the NI-DAQ Function Reference Online Help file,

Nidaqpc

hlp

,the

Windows help file that contains detailed descriptions of the NI-DAQ

functions. Other documentation includes the DAQ Hardware Overview

Guide, and the DAQ provider help contained in Measurement &

Automation Explorer.

For detailed hardware information, refer to the user manual included with

each device.

Conventions Used in This Manual

The following conventions are used in this manual.

» The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options

to a final action. The sequence File»Page Setup»Options directs you to

pull down the File menu, select the Page Setup item, and select Options

from the last dialog box.

This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.

1102/B/C modules Refers to the SCXI-1102, SCXI-1102B, and SCXI-1102C modules and the

VXI-SC-1102, VXI-SC-1102B, and VXI-SC-1102C submodules.

12-bit device These MIO and AI devices are listed in Table 1.