What are property nodes?
Property nodes are LabVIEW constructs that you can use to access attributes on the referenced object. NI-DAQmx uses these constructs to provide complete programmatic control for all properties supported by the NI-DAQmx API, and these property nodes form the base functionality of the API. In addition to property nodes, NI-DAQmx also provides a set of NI-DAQmx VIs that you can use to write your application. These VIs are functionally equivalent to using property nodes but are generally easier and more convenient to use. For instance, the following two examples are equivalent in functionality; however; the first example uses NI-DAQmx VIs, and the other example uses NI-DAQmx property nodes.