About This Manual; How To Use The Manual Set; Conventions - National Instruments NI-CAN User Manual

About This Manual

How To Use the Manual Set

Conventions

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This manual describes the features of the NI-CAN software. This manual
assumes that you are already familiar with the Windows system you are
using.
Use the getting started manual to install and configure your CAN hardware
and the NI-CAN software.
Use this NI-CAN User Manual to learn the basics of CAN and how to
develop an application program. The user manual also contains detailed
examples.
Use the NI-CAN Programmer Reference Manual for specific information
about each NI-CAN function and object, such as format, parameters, and
possible errors.
The following conventions appear in this manual:
The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options
to a final action. The sequence File»Page Setup»Options directs you to
pull down the File menu, select the Page Setup item, and select Options
from the last dialog box.
This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.
Bold text denotes items that you must select or click on in the software,
such as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes
parameter names.
Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction
to a key concept. This font also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word
or value that you must supply.
Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter from the
keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples.
This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories,
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