SpinCore PulseBlaster LabVIEW Extensions

    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 executable user interfaces created with LabVIEW that 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.

• SpinAPI: The SpinCore Driver Suite
• Please see the SpinAPI Installation Guide for more information on installing the SpinCore Driver Suite.

• National Instruments LabVIEW or LabVIEW 9.0 Runtime Engine
• For the executable user interfaces, only the LabVIEW 9.0 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.           (Note: Customizable VIs are NOT available for versions older than LabVIEW 8.0)
  

• PulseBlaster LabVIEW extensions
  
• PBLV extensions are available in the following sections for:
• TTL pulse generation.
• Pulse generation with PulseBlasterESR MultiCore
  
• RF generation for the DDS-I and DDS-II boards.
• RF generation and NMR functionality for the RadioProcessor and iSpin-NMR systems.
• Frequency generation for the USB-PTS board

• LabWindows/CVI
• Instructions for using current SpinCore software with LabWindows/CVI can be found here.