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. This method requires no knowledge of LabVIEW programming and does not need a LabVIEW Development System in order to run.  The second method is a package of LabVIEW VIs which can be used with the LabVIEW Development System 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 2012 Runtime Engine
  
• For executable user interfaces, only the LabVIEW 2012 RunTime Engine is required.  It can be downloaded from NI's website (32-bit).
• For executable user interfaces, only the LabVIEW 2012 RunTime Engine is required.  It can be downloaded from NI's website (64-bit).
• 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 using the current SpinAPI with LabWindows/CVI  please follow the instructions that 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.

NOTE: Using the 32-bit spinapi.dll from the latest SpinAPI (20171214) on a 64-bit system will output an error. For a 64-bit system, please use 64-bit LabVIEW and our 64-bit spinapi.dll.

NOTE: If using the latest version of SpinAPI, choose the correct DLL path for your 32-bit or 64-bit LabVIEW Extension.

32-bit


64-bit