Programming the PXIe-5110/5111/5113

You can acquire data interactively using InstrumentStudio, or you can use the NI-SCOPE instrument driver to program your device in the supported ADE of your choice.

Table 3. PXIe-5110/5111/5113 Programming Options
Application Location Description
InstrumentStudio
Note InstrumentStudio is supported only on 64-bit systems. If you are using a 32-bit system, use your driver's specific soft front panel instead of InstrumentStudio.

InstrumentStudio is automatically installed when you install the NI-SCOPE driver. You can access InstrumentStudio in one 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-SCOPE devices.
  • From the Windows Start menu, select National Instruments » InstrumentStudio [year]. 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-SCOPE on a 64-bit system, you can monitor, control, and record measurements from supported devices using InstrumentStudio. InstrumentStudio is a software-based front panel application that allows you to perform interactive measurements on several different device types in a single program.
NI-SCOPE Instrument Driver LabVIEW—Available on the LabVIEW Functions palette at Measurement I/O » NI-SCOPE. The NI-SCOPE API configures and operates the device hardware and provides customizable acquisition, control, analysis, and measurement options using LabVIEW VIs or LabWindows/CVI functions.
C or LabWindows/CVI—Available at Program Files » IVI Foundation » IVI » Drivers » niScope.
Microsoft Visual C/C++, .NET—Use examples located in the file directory Users\Public\Public Documents\National Instruments\NI–SCOPE\examples. You can modify an NI-SCOPE C example to create an application with Microsoft Visual C/C++, or modify a .NET example to create an application with Visual Basic .NET or Visual C#. Copy an NI-SCOPE example to copy required project settings for include paths and library files. Alternatively, refer to the Creating an Application section of the NI High-Speed Digitizers Help to manually add all required include and library files to your project.