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Home Support Documentation Supplemental

Getting Started with NI-DAQmx: Main Page

Updated Feb 4, 2020

Overview

The National Instruments Getting Started with NI-DAQmx Series is aimed at helping you learn NI-DAQmx programming fundamentals.

Through video and text tutorials, this series will take you from verifying your device's operation in Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) to programming data acquisition applications using LabVIEW. It is intended for both the beginner who wants to learn how to use the DAQ Assistant, as well as the experienced user who wishes to take advantage of advanced NI-DAQmx functionality.

	NI-DAQmx Frequently Asked Questions Get answers to the most common questions about NI-DAQmx.
	NI-DAQmx Hardware Installation Learn how to install NI-DAQmx hardware by following a step-by-step instruction.
	Basic Programming with NI-DAQmx See how MAX and the DAQ Assistant can help you configure your data acquisition system. Watch videos that will guide you through building NI-DAQmx applications in LabVIEW.
	Advanced Programming with NI-DAQmx Learn how to take advantage of advanced NI-DAQmx functionality. Learn how to build an NI-DAQmx executable and bundle it into an installer.
	Transitioning from Traditional NI-DAQ to NI-DAQmx Make the move to NI-DAQmx! Find out tips and tricks for porting existing code from Traditional NI-DAQ.
	NI-DAQmx Documentation Find out what helpful NI-DAQmx documentation is already installed on your computer.