You can launch the DAQ Assistant from your NI application software or from MAX. The DAQ Assistant is a graphical interface for configuring channels, tasks, and scales.
After you launch the DAQ Assistant, follow the wizard instructions to create your new task or channel. When the wizard is done, you can configure measurement-specific settings, scaling, and, if necessary, timing and triggering.
In LabVIEW, there are several ways to open the DAQ Assistant. A couple of common ones are the following:
In LabWindows/CVI, select Tools»Create/Edit DAQmx Tasks. You also can launch the DAQ Assistant by clicking the Task Name control of the DAQmx LoadTask function panel and selecting New Task.
In Measurement Studio, open Visual Studio .NET and select Project»Add New Item to open the Add New Item dialog box. In the Categories pane, select Measurement Studio»Assistants. In the Templates pane, select DAQmx Task Class.