National Instruments NI USB-6009 User Manual

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LabVIEW
If you are a new user, use the Getting Started with LabVIEW manual
to familiarize yourself with the LabVIEW graphical programming 
environment and the basic LabVIEW features you use to build data 
acquisition and instrument control applications. Open the Getting Started 
with LabVIEW
 manual by selecting Start»All Programs»National 
Instruments»LabVIEW»LabVIEW Manuals
 or by navigating to the 
labview\manuals
 directory and opening 
LV_Getting_Started.pdf
.
Use the LabVIEW Help, available by selecting Help»Search the 
LabVIEW Help
 in LabVIEW, to access information about LabVIEW 
programming concepts, step-by-step instructions for using LabVIEW, and 
reference information about LabVIEW VIs, functions, palettes, menus, and 
tools. Refer to the following locations on the Contents tab of the LabVIEW 
Help
 for information about NI-DAQmx:
Getting Started»Getting Started with DAQ—Includes overview 
information and a tutorial to learn how to take an NI-DAQmx 
measurement in LabVIEW using the DAQ Assistant.
VI and Function Reference»Measurement I/O VIs and 
Functions
—Describes the LabVIEW NI-DAQmx VIs and properties.
Taking Measurements—Contains the conceptual and how-to 
information you need to acquire and analyze measurement data in 
LabVIEW, including common measurements, measurement 
fundamentals, NI-DAQmx key concepts, and device considerations.
LabWindows/CVI
The Data Acquisition book of the LabWindows/CVI Help contains 
measurement concepts for NI-DAQmx. This book also contains 
Taking an NI-DAQmx Measurement in LabWindows/CVI, which includes 
step-by-step instructions about creating a measurement task using the DAQ 
Assistant. In LabWindows
/CVI
, select Help»Contents, then select 
Using LabWindows/CVI»Data Acquisition.
The NI-DAQmx Library book of the LabWindows/CVI Help contains 
API overviews and function reference for NI-DAQmx. Select Library 
Reference»NI-DAQmx Library
 in the LabWindows/CVI Help.
Measurement Studio
If you program your NI-DAQmx-supported device in Measurement Studio 
using Visual C++, Visual C#, or Visual Basic .NET, you can interactively 
create channels and tasks by launching the DAQ Assistant from MAX or 
from within Visual Studio .NET. You can generate the configuration code