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Chapter 1
Introduction
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Figure 1-1. The Relationship Among the Programming Environment,
NI-DAQ, and the Hardware
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National Instruments ADE Software
LabVIEW features interactive graphics, a state-of-the-art interface,
and a powerful graphical programming language. The LabVIEW Data
Acquisition VI Library, a series of virtual instruments for using LabVIEW
with National Instruments DAQ hardware, is included with LabVIEW.
Measurement Studio, which includes LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
, tools for
Visual C++, and tools for Visual Basic, is a development suite that allows
you to use ANSI C, Visual C++, and Visual Basic to design the test and
measurement software. For C developers, Measurement Studio includes
LabWindows/CVI, a fully integrated ANSI C application development
environment that features interactive graphics and the LabWindows/CVI
Data Acquisition and Easy I/O libraries. For Visual Basic developers,
Measurement Studio features a set of ActiveX controls for using National
Instruments DAQ hardware. These ActiveX controls provide a high-level
programming interface for building virtual instruments. For Visual C++
developers, Measurement Studio offers a set of Visual C++ classes and
tools to integrate those classes into Visual C++ applications. The libraries,
LabVIEW,
Measurement Studio,
or VI Logger
Conventional
Programming
Environment
NI-DAQ
DAQ Hardware
Personal
Computer or
Workstation