Does DAQmx 7.5 allow the creation of an PXI-8464/2 as a simulated device?

[mdillon]

I'm using 7.4, but could not find the 8464 in the list of possible simulated devices.  Likewise for the PCMCIA CAN cards - can I create these as simulated devices in 7.5?

Thanks In Advance - MJD

Mike Dillon

Product Manager - Sound & Vibration Software

MTS Systems Corporation

[biker2000]

Hi Mike,

The National Instruments' CAN hardware is supported through its own driver, NI-CAN. The NI-DAQ (mx) driver software does not interact with National Instruments' CAN hardware, only with data acquisition (DAQ) devices.

However, NI-CAN 2.3 introduced a concept similar to the 'simulated device', where there are two virtual ports (CAN256 & CAN257) that are connected to each other. Unlike the 'simulated devices' of NI-DAQmx, those two virtual ports/interfaces are not visible in the Measurement and Automation Explorer.

For more information on the two virtual ports, please refer to the readme file of NI-CAN 2.3 or to the Frame to Channel Conversion section of Chapter 6, Using the Channel API of the NI-CAN Hardware and Software Manual.

-B2k