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NI-488.2 Driver-level software to control and communicate with National
Instruments GPIB hardware.
NI-DAQ Driver-level software to control and communicate with DAQ hardware.
NI-DAQ is an extensive library of VIs and functions you can call from an
application development environment (ADE) to program all the features of
an NI measurement device, such as configuring, acquiring and generating
data from, and sending data to the device.
NI-DAQmx The latest NI-DAQ driver with new VIs, functions, and development tools
for controlling measurement devices. The advantages of NI-DAQmx over
earlier versions of NI-DAQ include the DAQ Assistant for configuring
channels and measurement tasks for your device for use in LabVIEW,
LabWindows/CVI, and Measurement Studio; increased performance such
as faster single-point analog I/O; and a simpler API for creating DAQ
applications using fewer functions and VIs than earlier versions of
NI-DAQ.
NI-IMAQ Driver-level software to control and communicate with National
Instruments image acquisition hardware.
numeric edit A control used to display and edit numeric values.
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OCX OLE Control eXtension. Another name for ActiveX controls, reflected by
the
.ocx file extension of ActiveX control files.
OLE Object Linking and Embedding. See also ActiveX.
OPC OLE for Process Control. An industry standard based on ActiveX and
COM technologies that enables you to create a single client application
that can communicate with disparate devices. Refer to
www.opcfoundation.org for more information.
oscilloscope Measurement instrument widely used in high-speed testing applications,
such as telecommunication physical layer testing, video testing, and
high-speed digital design verification.