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Chapter 1 Introduction
© National Instruments Corporation 1-9 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows
Measurement Studio bundles LabWindows/CVI for C programmers,
ComponentWorks for Microsoft Visual C++ programmers, and
ComponentWorks++ for Microsoft Visual C++ programmers.
Measurement Studio is designed for building measurement and automation
applications with the programming environment of your choice:
• LabWindows/CVIis an interactiveANSI C programmingenvironment
designed for building virtual instrument applications.
LabWindows/CVI delivers a drag-and-drop editor for building user
interfaces, a complete ANSI C environment for building your test
program logic, and a collection of automated code generation tools, as
well as utilities for building automated test systems, monitoring
applications, or laboratory experiments.
• ComponentWorks for Visual Basic is a collection of ActiveX controls
designed for building virtual instrumentation systems. Based on
ActiveX technology, ComponentWorks controls are configured
through simple property pages. You can use the ComponentWorks
GPIB, Serial, and VISA I/O controls and property pages to set up
communication with your instruments.
• ComponentWorks++ for Visual C++ takes advantage of integrated
C++ libraries and ActiveX to help you build measurement and
automation applications. With the ComponentWorks++ instrument
classes, you can use the IEEE 488.2 library and VISA, an
industry-standard I/O library, to communicate with GPIB, VXI, or
Serial devices using the same set of components.
After you install your serial hardware and the NI-Serial software, you can
use standard serial I/O functions in LabVIEW and Measurement Studio
with your serial interface. If you already have one or more of these
applications and want to use them with your serial interface, refer to your
product documentation for information about serial I/O functions. For
ordering information, contact National Instruments.