User's Manual

© National Instruments Corporation 7 NI cDAQ-9172 User Guide and Specifications
LabVIEW Getting Started with
LabVIEW—describes the
LabVIEW graphical
programming environment
and the basic LabVIEW
features you use to build
data acquisition and
instrument control
application.
Start»All Programs»
National Instruments»
LabVIEW»LabVIEW Manuals or
navigate to the
labview\manuals
directory and opening
LV_Getting_Started.pdf
LabVIEW Help—provides
information about
LabVIEW programming
concepts, step-by-step
instructions for using
LabVIEW, and reference
information about
LabVIEW VIs, functions,
palettes, menus, and tools.
Help»Search the LabVIEW Help
LabVIEW Help Topics Specific to NI-DAQmx
Includes overview
information and a tutorial to
learn how to take an
NI-DAQmx measurement
in LabVIEW using the
DAQ Assistant.
From the Contents tab, Getting
Started»Getting Started with DAQ
Describes the LabVIEW
NI-DAQmx VIs and
properties.
From the Contents tab, VI and
Function Reference»
Measurement I/O VIs and
Functions
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.
From the Contents tab, Taking
Measurements
Table 1. NI Driver and Application Software Documentation (Continued)
Software Document/Description Location/Topic