This document
describes how to install the SpinCore PulseBlaster LabVIEW Extensions.
SpinCore PulseBlaster LabVIEW Extensions is a library of LabVIEW VIs
which can be used to
interact with SpinCore PulseBlaster,
PulseBlasterESR, PulseBlasterDDS, and RadioProcessor boards.
There are two methods of using the LabVIEW
PulseBlaster Extensions. The first method is a set of stand-alone
executables which will control the PulseBlaster boards with a simple,
intuitive interface with no other necessary knowledge of LabVIEW
programming. The second method are LabVIEW VIs which can be used
with the LabVIEW Development platform to create custom programs using
the PBLV interface. Both methods are described further below.
To use the SpinCore PulseBlaster LabVIEW Extensions,
the following must be installed on your system.
- SpinCore Driver Suite.
- National Instruments LabVIEW or LabVIEW 8.6 Runtime Engine
- For stand-alone executables, only the LabVIEW 8.6 RunTime
Engine is required. It can be downloaded here.
- For customizable VI support, the LabVIEW Development System 8.2
or later is required. A 30-day evaluation of the software can be
downloaded here.
- PulseBlaster LabVIEW extensions.
- PBLV package
- The PBLV
package supports digital TTL pulse generation functionality
only which can be used with any SpinCore board.
- PBLV-DDS
package
- The PBLV-DDS package can also support RF signal generation
(DDS) which can be used with PulseBlasterDDS and RadioProcessor boards.
- PBLV-RP package
- The PBLV-RP package supports digital and RF signal
generation, as well as the RF
signal acquisition capabilities of the RadioProcessor series of boards
