Optional Software - National Instruments VXI-SB2020 Getting Started

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Optional Software

Your VXI-SB2020 kit includes the NI-VXI bus interface software for Solaris. In addition, you
can order the LabVIEW or LabWindows
programs match the modular virtual instrument capability of VXI and can reduce your VXIbus
software development time. LabVIEW is a complete programming environment that departs
from the sequential nature of traditional programming languages and features a graphical
programming environment. LabWindows/CVI is an interactive C development environment for
building test and measurement and instrument control systems. It includes interactive code-
generation tools and a graphical editor for building custom user interfaces.
Both LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI include all the tools needed for instrument control, data
acquisition, analysis, and presentation. When you order LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI, you
also get more than 300 complete instrument drivers, which are modular, source-code programs
that handle the communication with your instrument so that you do not have to learn the
programming details. You can use both programs with either Solaris 1.x or Solaris 2.x.
If you want to use LabVIEW with your VXI-SB2020, you must order the LabVIEW for Sun
VXI Development System that corresponds to your Sun system. The following kits are
available:
• LabVIEW for Sun VXI Development System 1 User
• LabVIEW for Sun VXI Development System 5 User
• LabVIEW for Sun VXI Development System 10 User
• LabVIEW for Sun VXI Development System 25 User
Each LabVIEW for Sun VXI Development System contains the following components:
• LabVIEW for Sun Full Development System
• LabVIEW for Sun VXI Library
• LabVIEW for Windows/Sun VXI Instrument Library
If you want to use LabWindows/CVI with your VXI-SB2020, you must order the
LabWindows/CVI for Sun VXI Development System that corresponds to your Sun system. The
following kits are available:
• LabWindows/CVI for Sun VXI Development System 1 User
• LabWindows/CVI for Sun VXI Development System 5 User
• LabWindows/CVI for Sun VXI Development System 10 User
• LabWindows/CVI for Sun VXI Development System 25 User
Each LabWindows/CVI for Sun VXI Development System contains the following components:
• LabWindows/CVI for Sun Full Development System
• LabWindows/CVI for Sun VXI Libraries
• LabWindows/CVI for Sun Instrument Library
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Introduction
VXI-SB2020 and NI-VXI for Solaris