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National Instruments Corporation xiii NI-DAQ FRM for PC Compatibles
About
This
Manual
The NI-DAQ Function Reference Manual for PC Compatibles is for users
of the NI-DAQ software for PC compatibles version 6.1. NI-DAQ software
is a powerful application programming interface (API) between your data
acquisition (DAQ) application and the National Instruments DAQ boards
for ISA, PCI, PXI, XT, PC Card (PCMCIA), VXIbus, EISA, and USB bus
computers.
How to Use the NI-DAQ Manual Set
You should begin by reading the NI-DAQ User Manual for PC
Compatibles. Chapter 1, Introduction to NI-DAQ, contains a flowchart that
illustrates the sequence of steps you should take to learn about and get
started with NI-DAQ software.
When you are familiar with the material in the NI-DAQ User Manual for
PC Compatibles, you can use the NI-DAQ Function Reference Manual for
PC Compatibles, which contains detailed descriptions of the NI-DAQ
functions. You also can use the Windows help file
NIDAQPC.HLP, which
contains all of the function reference material. Other documentation
includes the DAQ Hardware Overview Guide (
HWOG.PDF), the NI-DAQ
Configuration Utility help file (
NIDAQCFG.HLP
)
,
and the DAQ Channel
Wizard help file (
CHANWIZ.HLP).
Organization of This Manual
The NI-DAQ Function Reference Manual for PC Compatibles is organized
as follows:
• Chapter 1, Using the NI-DAQ Functions, contains important
information about how to apply the function descriptions in this
manual to your programming language and environment.
• Chapter 2, Function Reference, contains a detailed explanation of each
NI-DAQ function. The functions are arranged alphabetically.
•AppendixA, Status Codes, lists the status codes returned by NI-DAQ,
including the name and description.