DAQ functions no longer available - used to be

[dakota]

ver 5 for daq and version 5.1 lab view. I updated the daq to ver 5.f?? and things went bad. the nidaq config test shows everthing is fine and I can acquire a sine wave just fine. Lab view works fine also - however, the controls toolbar is smaller and doesnt have any daq functions on it ????? no matter what I install or reinstall the results are the same. This is for a tiny company that doesnt want to buy all new stuff. help - thanks


richard

[markwysong]

First, you must uninstall NI-Daq software, either the version 5 and version 5.x software.

When you try to reinstall version 5.f, pay careful attention to the way it loads.

There are two things at work here. The NI-DAQ software loads itself, but it also loads the DAQ VI's into your version of LabVIEW so that LabVIEW can access the NI-DAQ drivers. If this part of the installation isn't ocurring, you'll see exactly what is happening with your system.

Mark

[John Rich]

Have you tried a complete uninstall/install of LabVIEW and the original nidaq that shipped with LabVIEW? You shouldn't need to upgrade the nidaq software unless you upgrade the LabVIEW as well.

I hope this helps.

John