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Microsoft Visual C# and Visual Basic .NET Wrappers for National Instruments Modular Instruments Drivers

Primary Software: Measurement Studio>>.NET Support
Primary Software Version: 1.0
Primary Software Fixed Version: N/A
Secondary Software: N/A
Hardware: Modular Instruments

Problem:
I am trying to write an application in Microsoft Visual C# or Visual Basic .NET that uses National Instruments modular instruments. What are my options for programming modular instruments from either Visual C# or Visual Basic .NET?

Solution:
National Instruments currently offers a native .NET API for NI-Scope 3.2 or later. A link to the download site can be found below.

Currently, a native API for other modular instruments products is not available. Feedback on this API, and requests for similar support for other instruments is appreciated and can be made to the product suggestion center.

For many modular instruments products, .NET wrappers have been created and are attached below. The attached wrappers are based on the ANSI C API that is installed with the drivers of the respective instruments.

These wrappers were created for the following drivers.

NI-FGEN - Versions 2.3 and above
NI-HSDIO_13 - Versions 1.3.0.4 and above
NI-HSDIO_153 - Versions 1.5.3 and above
NISCOPE_Original - Versions 2.6.1 and above
NISCOPE_Updated - Versions 3.2 and above. Includes 3.4
NIDMM - Versions 2.2 and above
NIDMM_Updated - Versions 2.8 and above
NI-SWITCH - Version 2.2
NI-RFSG - Version 1.1
NI-DCPower - Version 1.1

To use these wrappers from an existing project, add them to the solution by going to the Solutions Explorer. Right-click on the project name, select Add » Add Existing Item. Select the .cs or .vb file for the instrument of your choice in your Visual C# or Visual Basic .NET project.

You can refer to the individual wrapper files to make sure you include the correct namespaces. The individual .cs and .vb files contain comments that describe the individual functions.

Note The NIScope_Updated wrapper has been updated to include the OSP functionality of the NI 5142 and as a result it will require NI-Scope 3.2 or greater.

Note The NIDMM_Updated wrapper will require NI-DMM 2.8 or greater

If you are looking for examples, there are links below in the related links section that contain some already pre-written examples.