National Instruments E Series - Manual (Page 17)

Chapter 1 Introduction
DAQCard E Series User Manual 1-4  National Instruments Corporation
LabWindows/CVI, your application uses the NI-DAQ driver software,
as illustrated in Figure 1-1.
You can use your DAQCard E Series card, together with other PC, AT,
EISA, DAQCard, and DAQPad Series DAQ and SCXI hardware, with
NI-DAQ software.
Register-Level Programming
The final option for programming any National Instruments DAQ
hardware is to write register-level software. Writing register-level
programming software can be very time-consuming and inefficient and
is not recommended for most users.
Even if you are an experienced register-level programmer, consider
using NI-DAQ, LabVIEW, or LabWindows/CVI to program your
National Instruments DAQ hardware. Using the NI-DAQ, LabVIEW, or
LabWindows/CVI software is as easy and as flexible as register-level
programming and can save weeks of development time.
Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment, NI-DAQ,
and Your Hardware
LabWindows/CVI
(PC or
Sun SPARCstation)
LabVIEW
(PC, Macintosh, or
Sun SPARCstation)
Conventional
Programming
Environment
(PC, Macintosh, or
Sun SPARCstation)
NI-DAQ
Driver Software
DAQ or
SCXI Hardware
Personal
Computer
or
Workstation