Programming the PXIe-4190

You can generate signals interactively using InstrumentStudio or you can use the NI-DCPower instrument driver to program your device in the supported ADE of your choice.

Software Location Description
InstrumentStudio

InstrumentStudio is automatically installed when you install the NI-DCPower driver on a 64-bit system. You can access InstrumentStudio in any of the following ways:

  • From the Windows start menu, select National Instruments » [Driver] Soft Front Panel. This launches InstrumentStudio and runs a soft front panel populated with NI-DCPower devices.
  • From the Windows start menu, select National Instruments » InstrumentStudio. This launches InstrumentStudio and runs a soft front panel populated with devices detected on your system.
  • From Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX), select a device and then click Test Panels.... This launches InstrumentStudio and runs a soft front panel for the device you selected.
When you install NI-DCPower on a 64-bit system, you can monitor, control, and record measurements from supported devices using InstrumentStudio. InstrumentStudio is a software-based soft front panel application that allows you to perform interactive measurements on several different device types in a single program.
NI-DCPower Instrument Driver LabVIEW—Available on the LabVIEW Functions palette at Measurement I/O » NI-DCPower. Examples are available from the Start menu in the National Instruments folder. The NI-DCPower API configures and operates the module hardware and performs basic acquisition and measurement functions.
LabVIEW NXG—Available from the diagram at Hardware Interfaces » Electronic Test » NI-DCPower. Examples are available from the Learning tab in the Examples » Hardware Input and Output folder.
LabWindows/CVI—Available at Program Files » IVI Foundation » IVI » Drivers » NI-DCPower. LabWindows/CVI examples are available from the Start menu in the National Instruments folder.
C/C++—Available at Program Files » IVI Foundation » IVI. Refer to the Creating an Application with NI-DCPower in Microsoft Visual C and C++ topic of the NI DC Power Supplies and SMUs Help (installed with the NI-DCPower driver software) to manually add all required include and library files to your project. NI-DCPower does not ship with installed C/C++ examples.