National Instruments Libraries
- Updated2023-02-21
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The following libraries are optional National Instruments libraries:
- Advanced Analysis (or Analysis)
- Traditional NI-DAQ
- NI-DAQmx
- NI-CAN
- VXI
- GPIB/GPIB 488.2
In the National Instruments Libraries section of the Customize Library Menu dialog box, select the library name(s) that you want LabWindows/CVI to load into memory at startup. Changes do not take effect until the next time you launch LabWindows/CVI.
If you do not load a library, you cannot call any of the functions in that library and you cannot access any of its function panels.
If LabWindows/CVI fails to load a requested library, it is probably because LabWindows/CVI cannot find the appropriate files. Make sure that the files shown in the following table appear in the msvc and msvc64 folders of the directories listed in the table.
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Note Refer to the latest version of the product documentation at ni.com/manuals for the most up-to-date information regarding 64-bit support for LabWindows/CVI for device driver libraries. |
| Library | File | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis or Advanced Analysis Library | analysis.lib | ProgramData\National Instruments\CVIversion\bin |
| Traditional NI-DAQ | dataacq.lib | CVIversion\bin |
| NI-DAQmx | nidaqmx.lib | National Instruments\Shared\CVI\Bin |
| NI-CAN | nican.lib | National Instruments\Shared\CVI\Bin |
| VXI | nivxi.lib | CVIversion\bin |
| GPIB/GPIB 488.2 | gpib.lib | CVIversion\bin |
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Note Files for National Instruments hardware libraries might be located in CVIversion\bin instead. |
You also must install the proper hardware drivers from the NI Device Drivers media to use the optional hardware libraries.