National Instruments VirtualBench Computer Accessories User Manual


 
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National Instruments Corporation 10-1 Getting Started with VirtualBench
Chapter
10
VirtualBench-
Device Calibrator
In Windows 3.1x, you launch the VirtualBench-Device Calibrator by
double-clicking on the Calibrate icon in the VirtualBench program
group. In Windows 95/NT4.0, you launch the VirtualBench-Device
Calibrator by selecting
Start»Programs»VirtualBench»VirtualBench Device-Cal.
Front Panel Features
The front panel of the VirtualBench-Device Calibrator has the
following features:
Device List—shows all the devices installed in your computer that
are self-calibrating, and the last calibrated date. The device must be
successfully configured in the NI-DAQ Configuration Utility to
appear in this list.
Calibrate Button—begins the calibration process.
You can use the VirtualBench-Device Calibrator to calibrate the
analog input circuitry of the following DAQ devices: E-series,
AT-MIO-16F-5, AT-MIO-64F-5, AT-MIO-16X, and PC-LPM-16.
Special connections are not necessary; VirtualBench-Device Calibrator
automatically accesses the calibration features of these devices.
Calibrate
Device
Button
List
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