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What's New in NI Measurement Studio 8.6

With Measurement Studio 8.6, create sophisticated C++ or .NET test and measurement applications with the industry’s first complete set of class libraries and NI data acquisition support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. In addition, .NET developers have the added advantage of the Technical Data Management Streaming (TDMS) .NET API that provides an efficient method to describe and store measurement data optimized for high-speed data streaming and post processing. Learn about these features and more below.

Measurement Studio 8.6 Upgrade Details

Key Features

C++ Support for Visual Studio 2008

Continue to add test and measurement functionality to the latest Microsoft development environment with a complete set of C++ class libraries and tools for Visual Studio 2008 and MFC 9.0.

Download C++ Data Acquisition and Instrument Control Drivers

Digitizers .NET Support for Visual Studio 2008

Use the latest NI digitizers in Visual Studio 2008. In addition, take advantage of performance improvements of fetch commands.

Download the NI-SCOPE Class Libraries 1.1.1

TDMS File I/O for .NET

Efficiently store and describe measurement data in a format that is ideal for quick off-line analysis using the TDM Streaming Library. Store acquired data in a standard file format (.tdms) that is optimized for high-speed data streaming and provides an easy way to document data, such as unit under test (UUT), serial number, or test temperature, without designing your own header structure.

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Custom Mouse Cursors

Customize mouse cursors programmatically or at design time for different interactions with the Measurement Studio Windows Forms and Web Forms controls.

Legacy Support for Visual Studio 6.0

Maintain and upgrade your legacy Visual Studio 6.0 applications with continued support for Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual C++ 6.0 libraries and components.

Update Your Visual Studio 6.0 ActiveX Controls

Additional Features

  • New graph autospacing properties
  • TDM Excel Add-In