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NI Measurement Studio Development Packages
for Visual C# .NET

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C# .NET   |   Visual Basic .NET   |   Unmanaged C++ .NET   |   C++ 6.0   |   Visual Basic 6.0

System Requirements

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, at a minimum, .NET Framework 2.0 for Visual Studio 2005, or .NET Framework 3.5 for Visual Studio 2008
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, Visual Studio 2005, or Visual Studio 2008 - Standard, Professional, Enterprise Developer, Enterprise Architect, Academic, or Express editions1
  • Windows Vista/XP/2000 operating system2

1 Measurement Studio integration tools are not supported in the Visual Studio 2005/2008 Express editions.

2 Developing Measurement Studio for Visual Studio 2005/2008 applications and deploying Measurement Studio for Visual Studio .NET 2003 applications are supported on Windows Vista.

  Standard Edition Professional Edition Enterprise Edition Developer Suite
Project Wizards YES YES YES YES
Visual Studio 2008 Support YES YES YES YES
Visual Studio 2005 Support YES YES YES YES
Visual Studio .NET 2003 Support YES YES YES YES
Windows Forms Controls - Waveform Graph, Scatter Graph, Digital Graph, Complex Graph, Property Editor, Legend, LED, Slide, Meter, Gauge, Knob, Numeric Edit, Tank, Switch, Thermometer, LED Array, Switch Array, and Numeric Array YES YES YES YES
Standard Analysis Libraries for Basic Signal Generation1 YES YES YES YES
GPIB Class Libraries2 YES YES YES YES
Virtual Instrument Software Architecture (VISA) Class Librarie2 YES YES YES YES
NI-DAQmx Class Libraries2 YES YES YES YES
Instrument Driver .NET Wizard YES YES YES YES
Digital Waveform Data Type YES YES YES YES
Scale Range Fills YES YES YES YES
ASP .NET Web Form Controls - Waveform Graph, Scatter Graph, Digital Graph, Complex Graph, Legend, LED, Slide, Meter, Gauge, Knob, Numeric Edit, Tank, Switch, Thermometer, and Auto Refresh Control YES YES YES
ActiveX Controls for Visual Basic 6.0 YES YES YES
MFC and ActiveX Controls for Visual C++ 6.0 YES YES YES
Professional Analysis Libraries for Array Operations, Signal Generation, Windowing, Filters, Signal Processing1 YES YES YES
3D Graph ActiveX Control YES YES YES
User Interface Network Variable Binding YES YES YES
Network Variable Class Library YES YES YES
Network Variable Data Source YES YES YES
Technical Data Management Streaming (TDMS) Class Library YES YES YES
Parameter Assistant YES YES YES
Instrument I/O Assistant YES YES YES
Data Acquisition Assistant YES YES YES
Enterprise Analysis Libraries for Spectral Measurements, Linear Algebra, Statistics, Curve Fitting1 YES YES
Debug .NET Code Modules from TestStand YES YES
LabWindowsTM/CVI Full Development System YES YES
PID Control ToolkitYES
Database Connectivity (SQL) ToolkitYES
Advanced Signal Processing ToolkitYES
LabVIEW Professional Development SystemYES
LabVIEW Add-On ToolkitsYES
LabVIEW SignalExpress Interactive EnvironmentYES

1 See link for specific analysis available in each package.

2 Included with the NI device driver software (does not require Measurement Studio).

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