One of the most common data acquisition (DAQ) applications is logging acquired data to disk for analysis. Data logging software can be classified into one of three categories: turnkey, configurable or programmable. Regardless of your application need and preference, National Instruments’ data logging software offers the ideal user experience while always providing the path to expand your application with NI LabVIEW, the powerful graphical programming environment ideal for the most complex data logging applications.
Turnkey data logging software requires very little user interaction and allow you to log data to disk in seconds. Configurable solutions expand on this functionality to allow the user to configure multiple aspects of their data logging application, including alarms, triggers and analysis without programming. Programmable data logging software is the most powerful and gives you the widest scope of functionality. The data logging solution that is best for you depends on your system requirements and application needs. Since National Instruments DAQ hardware is compatible with multiple types of data logging software, you can pick the hardware and software that is right for you. This article introduces the three levels of data logging software for use with National Instruments DAQ hardware.
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