General Programming Considerations - National Instruments CAN PXI-846 Series Getting Started

Chapter 4 Begin to Use the NI-CAN Software

General Programming Considerations

PXI-846x and NI-CAN for Windows 98/95
As you begin developing your Win32 NI-CAN application, remember the
following points:
• For your LabVIEW or BridgeVIEW application, you must use the
NI-CAN LabVIEW functions in
• For your C/C++ application, you must include the NI-CAN header file,
, in your source code.
nican.h
• The NI-CAN software is accessed through the 32-bit DLL,
, either by linking with one of the language interfaces
nican.dll
provided with the NI-CAN software, or by using direct DLL entry
from other programming environments.
• Several sample CAN applications are included with the NI-CAN
software. Use them as a guide for your own application development.
For information about developing your application, refer to the NI-CAN
User Manual. For detailed information about NI-CAN functions and
objects, refer to the NI-CAN Programmer Reference Manual.
nican.llb
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