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LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment you can use to acquire
data from thousands of different instruments, including IEEE 488.2
devices, VXI devices, serial devices, PLCs, and plug-in data acquisition
boards. After you acquire raw data, you can convert it into meaningful
results using the data analysis routines in LabVIEW. The LabVIEW
instrument drivers reduce software development time because you do not
need to program the low-level control of each instrument.
Lookout is an object-oriented automation software system that uses
drag-and-drop to build applications with clients and servers. Lookout uses
TCP/IP networking and the Internet to implement systems on corporate and
factory Ethernet networks. Serial driver objects that do not use external port
handlers can use the same COM port.
Measurement Studio bundles LabWindows/CVI for C, and measurement
tools for Microsoft Visual C++ and Microsoft Visual Basic. Measurement
Studio is designed for building measurement and automation applications
with the programming environment of your choice:
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LabWindows/CVI is an interactive ANSI C programming
environment designed for building virtual instrument applications.
LabWindows/CVI delivers a drag-and-drop editor for building user
interfaces, a complete ANSI C environment for building your test
program logic, and a collection of automated code generation tools,
as well as utilities for building automated test systems, monitoring
applications, or laboratory experiments.
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Measurement Studio Tools for Visual C++ takes advantage of COM
and ActiveX technologies to help you build measurement and
automation applications. With the Visual C++ application wizard and
instrument classes, you can use the IEEE 488.2 library to send and
receive commands to and from instruments, and you can use VISA,
an industry-standard I/O library, to communicate with GPIB, VXI,
or serial devices using the same set of components.
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For Visual Basic programmers, Measurement Studio includes a
collection of ActiveX controls designed for building virtual
instrumentation systems. You can use the GPIB, serial, and VISA I/O
controls and property pages to configure communication with your
instruments.
If you already have one or more of these applications and want to use them
with your serial device server, refer to your product documentation for
information about serial I/O functions. For ordering information, contact
National Instruments.
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ENET-232 and ENET-485 Series User Manual
Chapter 1
Introduction
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