Ni-Daq Driver Software - National Instruments 653 Series User Manual

Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your NI 653X

NI-DAQ Driver Software

NI 653X User Manual
offers a set of Visual C++ classes and tools to integrate those classes into
Visual C++ applications. The ActiveX controls and classes are available
with Measurement Studio and the NI-DAQ software.
Using LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, or Measurement Studio greatly
reduces the development time for your data acquisition and control
application.
The NI-DAQ driver software shipped with your NI 653X has an extensive
library of functions that you can call from your ADE. These functions
allow you to use all the features of the NI 653X.
NI-DAQ carries out many of the complex interactions, such as
programming interrupts, between the computer and the DAQ hardware.
NI-DAQ maintains a consistent software interface among its different
versions so that you can change platforms with minimal modifications to
your code. Whether you are using LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI,
Measurement Studio, or another ADE, your application uses the NI-DAQ
driver software, as illustrated in Figure 1-1.
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