Transition from Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) to NI-DAQmx using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET: Part Five

NOTE: This document is the final document in the series, Transition from Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) to NI-DAQmx Using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET. Refer to Links to Other Topics in this Series to access other documents in this series.

Accessing Help in NI-DAQmx

This series references two main types of reference manuals that ship with NI-DAQmx.

• NI-DAQmx Core Help--references the language agnostic manual for NI-DAQmx. The NI-DAQmx Core Help explains NI-DAQmx concepts and provides a background about the various features and capabilities of the driver. Refer to Start » Programs » National Instruments » NI-DAQ » NI-DAQmx Help to access this manual.

• NI-DAQmx .NET Help--references the manual for the .NET DAQmx API. This reference is specific to the .NET API and provides documentation for NI-DAQmx classes, methods, and properties. There are also concept topics in this manual which are specific to using the NI-DAQmx .NET API. This help is integrated into the Visual Studio .NET documentation. In Visual Studio .NET, select Help»Contents. To view the NI-DAQmx .NET Library help, select NI Measurement Studio Help»NI Measurement Studio .NET Class Library»Reference»National Instruments.DAQmx. For tasks and concepts, select NI Measurement Studio Class .NET Library»Using the Measurement Studio .NET Class Libraries»Using the Measurement Studio NI-DAQmx .NET Library.

  Notes for Visual Studio 6.0 Users
  

• Scaling is now a fully supported feature of NI-DAQmx

NI-DAQmx provides built-in scaling for most common transducers, sensors, and actuators. For example, when creating an analog input temperature channel, you can specify the type of transducer,for example, a thermistor, RTD, or thermocouple, used to make the measurement when creating the channel. However, if NI-DAQmx does not explicitly support your transducer or actuator, you can create a scale that specifies how to convert from the prescaled units to the scaled units. For more information, refer to the Custom Scales help topic by selecting NI-DAQmx Help >> Key NI-DAQmx Concepts >> Custom Scales.

• Programmatically save tasks to Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX)

NI-DAQmx 7.4 and later allows you to create tasks programmatically and save them to MAX.

• Simulated NI-DAQmx devices

NI-DAQmx 7.4 and later supports creating and using simulated NI-DAQmx devices. You can create NI-DAQmx applications without having the devices installed in the system. For more information, refer to NI-DAQmx Simulated Devices help topic under NI-DAQmx Help >> Key NI-DAQmx Concepts >> NI-DAQmx Simulated Devices.

• Consistent Terminology

With NI-DAQmx, many of the terminal and signal names have been changed so that the names are easier to understand and more consistent across NI hardware and software products. This change in terminology is explained in KnowledgeBase 2X7MTTN1 linked below: What are the Terminology Changes in NI-DAQmx?


For a list of frequently asked questions, refer to Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about NI-DAQmx and Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy)

Links to Other Topics in this Series

This section lists other topics in this series:

See Also:
Transition from Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) to NI-DAQmx using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET
Transition from Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) to NI-DAQmx using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET: Part Two
Transition from Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) to NI-DAQmx using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET: Part Three
Transition from Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) to NI-DAQmx using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET: Part Four

Reference

A Comparison of Physical Channels, Virtual Channels, and NI-DAQmx Tasks
How is the Convert (Channel) Clock Rate Determined in NI-DAQmx and Traditional NI-DAQ?>
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about NI-DAQmx and Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy)
Transition from Traditional NI-DAQ to NI-DAQmx
Using NI-DAQmx in LabWindows/CVI
Advantages of NI-DAQmx
Interactively Configure Measurement Tasks with the DAQ Assistant
What are the Terminology Changes in NI-DAQmx?

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