National Instruments E Series - Manual (Page 12)

About This Manual
 National Instruments Corporation xiii DAQCard E Series User Manual
names, functions, operations, variables, filenames, and extensions, and
for statements and comments taken from program code.
NI-DAQ NI-DAQ refers to NI-DAQ software unless otherwise noted.
PC Card PC Card refers to a PCMCIA card.
SCXI SCXI stands for Signal Conditioning eXtensions for Instrumentation
and is a National Instruments product line designed to perform
front-end signal conditioning for National Instruments plug-in DAQ
boards.
Abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, symbols, and
terms are listed in the Glossary at the end of this manual.
National Instruments Documentation
The DAQCard E Series User Manual is one piece of the documentation
set for your DAQ system. You could have any of several types of
manuals depending on the hardware and software in your system. Use
the manuals you have as follows:
• Getting Started with SCXI —If you are using SCXI, this is the first
manual you should read. It gives an overview of the SCXI system
and contains the most commonly needed information for the
modules, chassis, and software.
• Your SCXI hardware user manuals—If you are using SCXI, read
these manuals next for detailed information about signal
connections and module configuration. They also explain in greater
detail how the module works and contain application hints.
• Your DAQ hardware user manuals—These manuals have detailed
information about the DAQ hardware that plugs into or is
connected to your computer. Use these manuals for hardware
installation and configuration instructions, specification
information about your DAQ hardware, and application hints.
• Software documentation—You might have several sets of software
documentation, including LabVIEW, LabWindows

/CVI, and
NI-DAQ. After you have set up your hardware system, use either
the application software (LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI) or the
NI-DAQ documentation to help you write your application. If you
have a large and complicated system, it is worthwhile to look
through the software documentation before you configure your
hardware.