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Instrument Control Fundamentals: Instrument Control Software

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As part of the National Instruments Instrument Control Fundamentals Series, this set of tutorials helps you learn about a specific instrument control topic through theory explanations and practical examples.

What You Learn

You can write today's instrument control applications using a number of different programming languages and technologies. Some of these technologies include NI LabVIEW, NI LabWindows™/CVI, NI LabVIEW SignalExpress, C++, Visual Basic, C#, instrument drivers, and VISA. This set of tutorials and concept documents provide information on how to use these programming languages for instrument control.
To view the complete list of in-depth instrument control tutorials, please return to the Instrument Control Fundamentals main page.

Instrument Control Software Overview
Discover how to control your instruments with any programming language regardless of your instrument's hardware bus.

Virtual Instrumentation Software Architecture (VISA)
Obtain more information on VISA and how to use it to control your instrument regardless of what hardware bus it uses.

Instrument Drivers
Explore information on how to find and develop an instrument driver to communicate with your instrument.

LabVIEW Instrument Control
Find information on how to control your instrument using LabVIEW the graphical programming language for designing test, measurement, and control systems.

LabWindows/CVI Instrument Control
Learn about controlling your instrument using LabWindows/CVI the ANSI C integrated development for creating test and control applications.

LabVIEW SignalExpress Instrument Control
View information on controlling your instrument using LabVIEW SignalExpress, the interactive software for quickly acquiring, comparing, automating, and storing measurements.

C++ Instrument Control
Examine how to control your instrument using C++, the popular object oriented programming language.

Visual Basic .NET and 6.0 Instrument Control
Learn how to control your instrument using Visual Basic .Net and Visual Basic 6.0.

C# Instrument Control
Explore how to control your instrument using C#, the Microsoft object oriented programming language for the .Net framework.

Instrument Control in Linux® and Macintosh OSs
Find information on controlling your instrument in the Linux and Macintosh OSs.

Return to the Instrument Control Fundamentals Main Page

The mark LabWindows is used under a license from Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Linux® is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries. 

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