DAQmx learning resources that wholly explain each VI and the interactions

[ammar85]

Hi,

Is there a good resource that truly explains how DAQmx works?  Labview’s online help is meh, the Help File Built in doesn’t do a great job because it doesn't really explain use of each VI, and the examples are awesome but really don’t let me understand the general cases of what is happening.  I want to know what I’m doing to the hardware, and how each setting interacts with others (accessing the property nodes can be even more cryptic!)

I want to actually understand what each DAQmx item means, and how they interact with eachother.  Most of the material elsewhere is a ‘quick guide’ style that works great for setting up a specific example, but does a poor job when you really want to carefully think about how to modify things.

I’ve searched the internet many a time and could never find much; I’ve also sifted through youtube and found 95% of the content focuses on myDaq or Daq Assistant. 

Any suggestions on resources? 

Thanks

AM

[Tim_W.]

Hi Ammar,

Have you taken a look at the Getting Started with NI-DAQmx Series? Depending on how in-depth you want to go with DAQmx, this may be a good place to start as it has links to both basic and advanced resources. I also personally like the article Learn 10 Functions in NI-DAQmx and Handle 80 Percent of Your Data Acquisition Applications. Let me know if there is anything more specific regarding DAQmx documentation you'd like help with.

Tim W.

Applications Engineering

National Instruments

http://www.ni.com/support 

[Peter-E]

HI ammar!

Tim has some great resources listed there for you there!

Also, the NI-DAQmx Help Guide located at "Start>>All Programs>>National Instruments>>NI-DAQ>>NI-DAQmx Help" will be very helpful in explaining concepts that DAQmx uses within it's API.

We also offer training courses that allow you to learn about programming DAQmx devices. If you are interested in this, you can visit www.ni.com/training for more information.

Finally, if you have any particular questions about any DAQmx VIs, please don't hesitate to ask our community here on the forums. National Instruments has a great community with a lot of knowledge that can help you out when you need it.

Have a great day!