TEDS library documentation and help

[Gravy_Train]

Hello,

I am new to using the TEDS library in LabView and I am experiencing some frustration in learning all of the details of each VI in the TEDS library.  When I right click and try to select Help on all of the TEDS VI's it is grayed out.  Where can I find Help files or any other collection of documentation on all of the TEDS functions and TEDS DAQmx functions.

In the absense of documentation (that I can find) I have been working off of Knowledge Base articles and Examples and I am seeing some inconsestencies in how to read a TEDS AI channel.  The steps oulined in this KB article (http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/CE93FAB3AA03809686256F7A004AB8B0?OpenDocument) are not consistent with the execution of reading a TEDS AI channel shown in the VI example see here (http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/1524).  In the KB article it appears that one has to read the EEPROM on the sensor, parse the bit stream, extract the necessary information and then apply that information to the appropriate DAQmx Create Virtual Channel vi, then read the channel.  In the example it appears that all you have to do is select the physical channel and feed that channel into TEDS DAQmX Create Virtual Channel without necessarily applying the TEDS information pragmatically.  Is the TEDS information intrinsically bound to the creation of the physical channel through MAX? or do I need to read it explicitly and apply that information in my program?  Can anyone point me in the direction of how to actually used the TEDS information to read an AI channel.

Additionally I have been examining the .llb file in this article (http://sine.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/4553) as an example for reading and writing  the EEPROM in a TEDS sensor.  I have yet to get to the point where I am wanting to edit the actual data in the TEDS sensor, but that is on my list of skills to master yet.  Any additional information in this area would be appreciated. 

[Gravy_Train]

I am running LabView 8.5.1 with Windows XP

Thanks