Chapter 1 IntroductionPCI/PXI-1408 and NI-IMAQ for Win95/NT1-8 ©National Instruments CorporationFigure 1-2. How to Set up Your IMAQ SystemLabWindows/CVIThird-Party Compilers LabVIEWBridgeVIEWWhatapplication softwareare you using?Read Chapter 2,Fundamentals ofBuilding Windows Applications with NI-IMAQ, in theNI-IMAQ User Manual.Read the sections in Chapter 3,Software Overview,and Chapter 4,Programming with NI-IMAQ,in theNI-IMAQ User Manual that apply to the NI-IMAQfunction groups you will use in your application.Continue by reading:Configure your hardware using the NI-IMAQconfiguration utility, IMAQconf, as describedin Chapter 5,Configuration Utility, inthis document.Look at the self-documented example sourcecode on your distribution diskettes for yourapplication language and environment.Use theNI-IMAQ Function Reference Manualwhen you need specific information aboutindividual NI-IMAQ functions.Read the NI-IMAQ release notes and follow theinstructions to install your NI-IMAQ software anddocumentation.Follow the hardware installation instructions inChapter 2,Configuration and Installation,in this document.•NI-IMAQ VIs for G Reference Manual,if you are using LabVIEW orBridgeVIEW• Your IMAQ Vision for Gdocumentation if you are using IMAQVision for GYou no longer need the NI-IMAQ manual set.Read your IMAQ Vision for LabWindows/CVIdocumentation if you are usingIMAQ Vision for LabWindows/CVI.
