Convert VI from 5.1 to 8.6

[WD8838]

Can someone convert this vi from 5.1 to 8.6?   Thanks.

[WD8838]

It is my first time to post it. Is it something wrong?

[Dennis_Knutson · Accepted solution]

You just don't have any patience.

Here it is as 7.1 but I don't know why you want it. It uses the obsolete DAQ functions and there are examples in 8.6 that do a simple write to a spreadsheet file.

[WD8838]

Dear Mr.Dennis Knutson,

Thank you very much for your help. I am using NI DAQPAD-6020E BNC, which is an old DAQ. My friend wrote the VI by version 5.1 long times ago. I just would like to make it working and acquiring signal at low speed. I am a novice of LabVIEW. Could you please tell me that whether it is working or not when I  use the new funciton for a simple write to a spreadsheet file in 8.6? Can I acquire and display the signals from 8 channels simultaneously using this DAQPAD?  Thanks a million.

Kind regards,

Dong

[Dennis_Knutson]

I'm not sure what you mean by 'new function'. In order to use the VI, you have to install the Traditional DAQ driver. If it worked for your friend, I don't see any reason why it would not work now. To acquire 8 signals, you have to list them in the 'channels' control. If I remember correctly, it would be something like 0-7 for consecutive channels, or 1,2,4,etc. for non-consecutive. Each element in the array could also be a separate channel if you want a different configuration for each. If you do that, make sure there are matching elements in the 'input limits' and 'coupling ...' controls.