Table of Contents

1. Chapter 1 - Introduction
   • System Requirements
   • Installation
   • Overview
   • Driver Version
   • User Background
   • Configuring your data logger
   • Driver Structure
     • High Level (HL) VIs
     • Intermediate Level (IL) VIs
     • Low Level (LL) VIs
2. Chapter 2 - Getting Started
   • Overview
   • Communication with a dataTaker data logger
   • Data management within a dataTaker data logger
   • Using the DataTaker High Level (dt hl) VIs
     • Example 1: how to read a temperature
     • Example 2: Reading a temperature over a period of time
     • Example 3: Running an existing example
   • Using the DataTaker Intermediate Level (dt iml) VIs
     • Example 4: reading a voltage and a temperature
     • Example 5: reading a voltage and temperature historically
   • Using the DataTaker Low Level (dt ll) VIs
3. Chapter 3 - dataTaker concepts
   • Introduction
     • Example
   • Channels
     • Analog Channels
     • Digital Channels
     • Channel Type
     • Channel Options
   • Schedules
     • Schedule Identification
     • Triggered Schedules
     • Polled Schedules
     • Statistical Sub-Schedule
     • Alarm Schedule
     • Scan Trigger
     • Channel List
   • Channels within the driver
   • Using the driver's intermediate channel config control
     channel number
     • channel type
     • channel wiring
     • channel option list
   • Schedules within the driver
   • Using the driver's schedule config control
     • schedule ID
     • trigger type (continuous)
     • trigger time (1)
     • channel list
4. Chapter 4 - dataTaker Instrument Driver for LabVIEW
   • Error Codes
   • Controls within the driver
   • DataTaker High Level Modem
     • DT SampleChannelThruModem.vi
     • DT SampleChannelsThruModem.vi
     • DT AcquireHistoricalWaveformThruModem.vi
     • DT AcquireHistoricalWaveformsThruModem.vi
     • DT AcquireRealTimeWaveformThruModem.vi
     • DT AcquireRealTimeWaveformsThruModem.vi
       • DataTaker High Level Modem Examples
   • DataTaker High Level Serial
     • DT SampleChannelThruSerial.vi
     • DT SampleChannelsThruSerial.vi
     • DT AcquireHistoricalWaveformThruSerial.vi
     • DTAcquireHistoricalWaveformsThruSerial.vi
     • DT AcquireRealTimeWaveformThruSerial.vi
     • DT AcquireRealTimeWaveformsThruSerial.vi
       • DataTaker High Level Serial Examples
   • DataTaker High Level TCP/IP
     • DT SampleChannelThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT SampleChannelsThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT AcquireHistoricalWaveformThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT AcquireHistoricalWaveformsThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT AcquireRealTimeWaveformThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT AcquireRealTimeWaveformsThruTCPIP.vi
       • DataTaker High Level TCP/IP Examples
   • DataTaker Intermediate Level Modem
     • DT ConfigureHistoricalAcquisitionThruModem.vi
     • DT StartHistoricalAcquisitionThruModem.vi
     • DT ReadHistoricalDataThruModem.vi
     • DT ClearHistoricalAcquisitionThruModem.vi
     • DT ConfigureRealTimeAcquisitionThruModem.vi
     • DT StartRealTimeAcquisitionThruModem.vi
     • DT ReadRealTimeDataThruModem.vi
     • DT ClearRealTimeAcquisitionThruModem.vi
       • DataTaker Intermediate Level Modem Examples
       • DataTaker Intermediate Level Controls
   • DataTaker Intermediate Level Serial
     • DT ConfigureHistoricalAcquisitionThruSerial.vi
     • DT StartHistoricalAcquisitionThruSerial.vi
     • DT ReadHistoricalDataThruSerial.vi
     • DT ClearHistoricalAcquisitionThruSerial.vi
     • DT ConfigureRealTimeAcquisitionThruSerial.vi
     • DT StartRealTimeAcquisitionThruSerial.vi
     • DT ReadRealTimeDataThruSerial.vi
     • DT ClearRealTimeAcquisitionThruSerial.vi
       • DataTaker Intermediate Level Serial Examples
       • DataTaker Intermediate Level Controls
   • DataTaker Intermediate Level TCP/IP
     • DT ConfigureHistoricalAcquisitionThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT StartHistoricalAcquisitionThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT ReadHistoricalDataThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT ClearHistoricalAcquisitionThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT ConfigureRealTimeAcquisitionThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT StartRealTimeAcquisitionThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT ReadRealTimeDataThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT ClearRealTimeAcquisitionThruTCPIP.vi
       • DataTaker Intermediate Level TCP/IP Examples
       • DataTaker Intermediate Level Controls
   • DataTaker Low Level
     • DT ConfigureDataTakerSerialConnection.vi
     • DT ConfigureDataTakerModemConnection.vi
     • DT ConfigureDataTakerTCPIPConnection.vi
     • DT OpenDataTakerConnection.vi
     • DT CloseDataTakerConnection.vi
     • DT ReadLineFromDataTaker.vi
     • DT WriteLineToDataTaker.vi
     • DT SetFormatMode.vi
     • DT SetDataReturnMode.vi
     • DT SetStorageMode.vi
     • DT GetScheduleStates.vi
     • DT SetScheduleState.vi
     • DT StartAcquisitionUsingCurrentJob.vi
     • DT ReadArchivedHistoricalAcquisitionData.vi
     • DT ReadCurrentHistoricalAcquisitionData.vi
     • DT ReadRealTimeAcquisitionData.vi
     • DT BeginJobConfiguration.vi
     • DT AddStringToJobConfiguration.vi
     • DT AddScheduleToJobConfiguration.vi
     • DT EndJobConfiguration.vi
     • DT SetCurrentJob.vi
     • DT ConfigureSchedule.vi
     • DT AddChannelToSchedule.vi
     • DT AddAlarmToSchedule.vi
     • DT ConfigureAlarm.vi
     • DT ConfigureChannel.vi
     • DT AddChannelOptionToChannel.vi
     • DT ConfigureScalingChannelOption.vi
     • DT ConfigureStatisticalChannelOption.vi
     • DT ConfigureUnitsChannelOption.vi
       • DataTaker Low Level Examples
       • DataTaker Low Level Controls
   • DataTaker Low Level Utility
     • DT WakeupDataTaker.vi
     • DT TimeSyncDataTaker.vi
     • DT GetDataTakerVersion.vi
     • DT GetDataMap.vi
     • DT ExtractData.vi
       • DataTaker Low Level Utility Examples
       • DataTaker Low Level Utility Controls
   • DataTaker Low Level Communications
     • DT OpenDataTakerSerialConnection.vi
     • DT ReadFromDataTakerSerialConnection.vi
     • DT WriteToDataTakerSerialConnection.vi
     • DT CloseDataTakerSerialConnection.vi
     • DT OpenDataTakerTCPIPConnection.vi
     • DT ReadFromDataTakerTCPIPConnection.vi
     • DT WriteToDataTakerTCPIPConnection.vi
     • DT CloseDataTakerTCPIPConnection.vi
       • DataTaker Low Level Communications Controls
5. Chapter 5 - Important Information