Table 3. PXIe-5160/5162 Programming Options
Application
Location
Description
InstrumentStudio
Note
InstrumentStudio is
supported only on 64-bit
systems. If you are using a
32-bit system, use your
driver's specific soft front
panel instead of
InstrumentStudio.
InstrumentStudio is automatically
installed when you install the
NI-SCOPE driver. You can access
InstrumentStudio in one of the
following ways:
•
From the Windows start menu,
select
National Instruments
»
[Driver] Soft Front Panel
. This
launches InstrumentStudio and
runs a soft front panel populated
with NI-SCOPE devices.
•
From the Windows
Start
menu,
select
National Instruments
»
InstrumentStudio [year]
. This
launches InstrumentStudio and
runs a soft front panel populated
with devices detected on your
system.
•
From Measurement & Automation
Explorer (MAX), select a device
and then click
Test Panels...
. This
launches InstrumentStudio and
runs a soft front panel for the
device you selected.
When you install NI-SCOPE
on a 64-bit system, you can
monitor, control, and record
measurements from supported
devices using
InstrumentStudio.
InstrumentStudio is a
software-based front panel
application that allows you to
perform interactive
measurements on several
different device types in a
single program.
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