Introduction

Phidgets are an easy to use set of building blocks for low cost sensing and control from your PC. Using the Universal Serial Bus (USB) as the basis for all Phidgets, the complexity is managed behind this easy to use and robust Application Program Interface (API) library.

This manual documents the Phidgets software programming model in National Instruments Labview language. The Programming Concept should be the first section to be read for someone beginning to use Phidgets. After the concepts described are understood, users can read Phidgets Common and Specific Modules for function reference and device documentation in general. Note that these sections are light on function documentation - generally only containing specific reference information and basic function information.

For a more detailed introduction, please refer to Understanding Phidgets and Platform Support.