10-25-2013 10:36 AM
Hello,
I am very new to Labview and at this point I am trying to grasp the concepts.
Can someone explain me what is the difference between a DAQ device and an instrument (that we can control).
Also why are they placed in different section in the function pallet ( Measurement I\O and Instrument I\O ) ?
Joao
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10-25-2013 11:02 AM
In the simplest terms, DAQ device (Measurement I/O) interface with NI-DAQmx (or other NI drivers such as NI-SCOPE) to take the measurement, while Instruments are often external to the computer and do not rely on a computer to take a measurement and typically use VISA (or an abstraction of VISA).
Instrument I/O
http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361K-01/lvmeasconcepts/instrument_i_o/
Measurement I/O
http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361K-01/lvinstio/ni_meas_vis_func/
10-25-2013 11:39 AM
Thank you very much!