National Instruments PCI-6251 User Manual page 39

Chapter 2 DAQ System Overview
M Series devices use the NI-DAQmx driver. NI-DAQmx includes a collection of programming
examples to help you get started developing an application. You can modify example code and
save it in an application. You can use examples to develop a new application or add example
code to an existing application.
To locate LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, Measurement Studio, Visual Basic, and ANSI C
examples, refer to the KnowledgeBase document, Where Can I Find NI-DAQmx Examples?, by
going to
ni.com/info
For additional examples, refer to
Table 2-4 lists the earliest NI-DAQmx support version for each M Series device.
NI PCI/PXI-6220/6221/6224/6229
NI PCI-6221 (37-pin)
NI USB-6221/6229 Screw Terminal
NI USB-6221/6229 BNC
NI PCI/PXI-6225
NI USB-6225 Screw Terminal/Mass Termination
NI PCI/PXI-6250/6251/6254/6259
NI PCIe-6251/6259
NI PXIe-6251/6259
NI USB-6251/6259 Screw Terminal/Mass Termination
NI USB-6251/6259 BNC
NI PCI/PXI-6255
NI USB-6255 Screw Terminal/Mass Termination
NI PCI/PXI-6280/6281/6284/6289
NI USB-6281/6289 Screw Terminal/Mass Termination
Note NI recommends using the latest version of NI-DAQmx supported for your
OS. Refer to the NI-DAQmx download page by going to
entering the Info Code
2-12 | ni.com
and entering the Info Code
ni.com/examples
Table 2-4. M Series NI-DAQmx Software Support
Device
nidaqmxdownloads
.
daqmxexp
.
NI-DAQmx Earliest
Version Support
NI-DAQmx 7.4
NI-DAQmx 7.5
NI-DAQmx 8.3
NI-DAQmx 8.6.1
NI-DAQmx 7.4
NI-DAQmx 8.6.1
NI-DAQmx 7.4
NI-DAQmx 8.0.1
NI-DAQmx 8.3
NI-DAQmx 8.1
NI-DAQmx 8.6.1
NI-DAQmx 8.1
NI-DAQmx 8.6.1
NI-DAQmx 7.4
NI-DAQmx 8.7.1
ni.com/info
.
and