Use this page to find the correct NI .NET API for the version of the NI-Switch driver you have installed.
If this is your first time reaching this page, please visit .NET Resources for NI Hardware and Software to understand the .NET API options NI provides.
The following table shows the correct version of the NI native .NET API to use when writing an application for specific versions of the NI-Switch driver in C# or VB .NET. Applications written using a specific version of the API can be deployed to run on systems on which any of the driver versions listed in the API's row is installed.
| Driver Version | NI Native .NET API Download | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
Included in driver installer | Installation: Installing NI Software for Visual Studio C# or .NET Development Help: <Public Documents>\National Instruments\NI-DCPower\Documentation Examples: <Public Documents>\National Instruments\NI-DCPower\Examples\DotNET<x.x> | |
| NI-Switch 17.5 NI-Switch 17.0 NI-Switch 16.0 NI-Switch 15.1.1 NI-Switch 14.0 NI-Switch 4.8 | NI-Switch .NET Class Libraries 1.1 (.NET 4.0 / 4.5) | NI-Switch .NET API Help for .NET Framework 4.5 NI-Switch .NET API Help for .NET Framework 4.0 |
| NI-Switch 4.6.5 NI-Switch 4.6.1 | NI-Switch .NET Class Libraries 1.0 (.NET 4.0) |