Programming The Ni 5132/5133 - National Instruments NI USB-5132 Getting Started Manual

4. Self-test the device by selecting the device in the configuration tree and clicking Self-Test
in the MAX toolbar.
The MAX self-test performs a basic verification of hardware resources.
5. Run the test panels on the device to verify the signal.
a) To access the test panels, right-click the device and select Test Panels. The NI-
SCOPE Soft Front Panel (SFP) launches automatically.
b) Do one of the following to connect a signal to the device:
• Connect an external signal by clicking Auto or by selecting the appropriate
device parameters for the signal.
• Connect a cable from PFI 1 to an input channel and select Utility»Probe
Compensation from the SFP menu.
Note
access programmatically with NI-SCOPE and your ADE, or interactively with
NI-SCOPE SFP or MAX.

Programming the NI 5132/5133

You can acquire data interactively using the NI-SCOPE SFP, or you can use the NI-SCOPE
instrument driver to program your device in the supported ADE of your choice.
The NI 5132/5133 has self-calibration capabilities, which you can
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