Programming The Ni 4112/4113 - National Instruments NI PXIe-4112 Getting Started Manual

3. Expand your Chassis tree item. MAX lists all devices installed in the chassis. Your
default device names may vary.
Note
installed devices. If the device is still not listed, power off the system, ensure
the device is correctly installed, and restart.
4. Record the device identifier MAX assigns to the hardware. Use this identifier when

programming the NI 4112/4113.

5. The MAX self-test performs a basic verification of hardware resources. To self-test a
module in MAX, right click the module and select Self-Test.
If any module fails the self-test, refer to the Troubleshooting section of this document.
Programming the NI 4112/4113
You can generate signals interactively using the NI-DCPower Soft Front Panel (SFP) or you
can use the NI-DCPower instrument driver to program your device in the supported ADE of
your choice.
Application
Programming
Interface (API)
NI-DCPower SFP
NI-DCPower
Instrument Driver
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If you do not see your device listed, press <F5> to refresh the list of
Table 1. NI 4112/4113 Programming Options
Location
Available from the start
menu at Start»All
Programs»National
Instruments»NI-DCPower»
NI-DCPower Soft Front
Panel.
LabVIEW—Available on the
LabVIEW Functions palette
at Measurement I/O»NI-
DCPower.
C or LabWindows/CVI—
Available at Program Files»
IVI Foundation»IVI»
Drivers»NI-DCPower.
Microsoft Visual C/C++—
NI-DCPower does not ship
with installed C/C++
examples.
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Description
The NI-DCPower SFP acquires,
controls, and presents data. The
NI-DCPower SFP operates on the
PC, to provide additional display
capabilities.
NI-DCPower configures and operates
the device hardware and performs
basic acquisition and measurement
options using LabVIEW VIs or
LabWindows/CVI functions.
Refer to the Creating an Application
with Microsoft Visual C and C++
topic of the NI DC Power Supplies
and SMUs Help to manually add all
required include and library files to
your project.