National Instruments PXIe-4162 Getting Started Manual page 15

Software
InstrumentStudio
Location
Note
InstrumentStudio is
supported only on 64-bit systems.
If you are using a 32-bit system,
use your driver's specific soft front
panel instead of InstrumentStudio.
InstrumentStudio is automatically installed
when you install the NI-DCPower driver. You
can access InstrumentStudio in any of the
following ways:
• From the Windows start menu, select
National Instruments»[Driver] Soft
Front Panel. This launches
InstrumentStudio and runs a soft front
panel populated with NI-DCPower
devices.
• From the Windows start menu, select
National Instruments»
InstrumentStudio 2018. This launches
InstrumentStudio and runs a soft front
panel populated with devices detected on
your system.
• From Measurement & Automation
Explorer (MAX), select a device and
then click Test Panels.... This launches
InstrumentStudio and runs a soft front
panel for the device you selected.
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Description
When you install
NI-DCPower on a 64-bit
system, you can monitor,
control, and record
measurements from
supported devices using
InstrumentStudio.
InstrumentStudio is a
software-based soft front
panel application that
allows you to perform
interactive measurements
on several different
device types in a single
program.