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Unpacking
Never touch the exposed pins of connectors.
Caution
Software Programming Choices
National Instruments Application Software
© National Instruments Corporation
Your NI 4472 is shipped in an antistatic plastic package to prevent
electrostatic damage to the device. Electrostatic discharge can damage
several components on the device. To avoid such damage when handling
the device, take the following precautions:
•
Ground yourself with a grounding strap or by touching a grounded
object.
•
Touch the antistatic package to a metal part of your computer chassis
before removing the device from the package.
Remove the device from the package and inspect the device for loose
components or any other sign of damage. Notify National Instruments if the
device appears damaged in any way. Do not install a damaged device into
your computer.
Store your NI 4472 in the antistatic envelope when not in use.
When programming your National Instruments DAQ hardware, you can
use National Instruments application development environment (ADE)
software or other ADEs. In either case, you use NI-DAQ.
LabVIEW features interactive graphics, a state-of-the-art user interface,
and a powerful graphical programming language. The LabVIEW Data
Acquisition VI Library, a series of virtual instruments for using LabVIEW
with National Instruments DAQ hardware, is included with LabVIEW.
The LabVIEW Data Acquisition VI Library is functionally equivalent
to NI-DAQ software.
Measurement Studio, which includes LabWindows/CVI, tools for
Visual C++, and tools for Visual Basic, is a development suite that allows
you to use ANSI C, Visual C++, and Visual Basic to design your test and
measurement software. For C developers, Measurement Studio includes
LabWindows/CVI, a fully integrated ANSI C application development
environment that features interactive graphics and the LabWindows/CVI
Data Acquisition and Easy I/O libraries. For Visual Basic developers,
Chapter 1
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Getting Started with Your NI 4472
NI 4472 User Manual
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