SpinCore PulseBlaster LabVIEW Extensions

    SpinCore PulseBlaster LabVIEW Extensions is a library of LabVIEW VIs which can be used to interact with PulseBlaster, PulseBlasterESR, PulseBlasterESR-PRO, PulseBlasterDDS, RadioProcessor, and USB-PTS 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 that requires no knowledge of LabVIEW programming.  The second method is a package of LabVIEW VIs which can be used with the LabVIEW Development platform to create custom programs using the PulseBlaster LabVIEW 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 2010 Runtime Engine
• For executable user interfaces, only the LabVIEW 2010 RunTime Engine is required.  It can be downloaded here.
• For customizable VIs, the LabVIEW Development System 8.6 or later is required.  A 30-day evaluation of the latest LabVIEW software can be downloaded here.
  

• PulseBlaster LabVIEW extensions
  
• PBLV extensions are available in the following sections for:
• TTL pulse generation for the PulseBlaster, PulseBlasterESR, and PulseBlasterESR-PRO boards.
• 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
• For 64-bit systems, please follow the Guide to Running LabVIEW Interfaces on Windows 7 64-bit.
  

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

WARNING: Changing the Calling Convention on SpinAPI Call Library Function Nodes from C to stdcall (WINAPI) will cause your programs to throw an error.