09-13-2012 04:22 PM
First off, I've done some searching and found this KnowledgeBase page, I have also seen a few other forum posts on this error which the KnowledgeBase page seems to have worked for most of them. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be doing the trick for me, so I'm looking for a little more in depth help.
I am repuposing a PXI system for a new application, it contains three PXI-2503s, a PXI-4060, three PXI-2565s and I added in a PXI-6221. The controller was originally Windows 2k and after fighting with that for longer than I'd like, I was able to upgrade it to XP. I was initially developing the software on a separate machine and was having some driver incompatibility issues between the systems, but that seems to have gone away now except for this -1074118656 error code when I try to initialize the PXI-4060. I've upgraded all the drivers to the latest versions, I hope. I have NI-DMM 3.0.6 installed at any rate.
Since it is sitting in slot 5 of the PXI system its device number is 5. I've confirmed that it works with the soft panel in MAX, and it displays a 'device 5' while operating just fine. However when I try to initialize the vi in LV2009 with 'DAQ::5' or "DAQ::5::INSTR" I get the error code. To experiment I also created an IVI driver session referencing that same "DAQ::5" using the NI-DAQ to no avail. What am I missing?
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09-14-2012 05:25 PM
Hann,
Have you tried using the DAQmx alias for the PXI-4060? This would be the string that is in quotes next to the device in Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX). It might look something like "PXI1Slot5".
09-17-2012 08:14 AM
I didn't. I did not see that as an option listed anywhere in MAX or LV. The niDMM initialize vi only had my 'DAQ::5' and 'DMM' listed on the dropdown constant list. DMM was the name of the IVI driver session I created. Should I have been getting a DAQmx name for the 4060? Max only listed it under 'Traditional niDAQ devices'.
I did get it working by uninstalling niDMM 3.0.6 and installing 3.0.1. Does 3.0.6 not support the PXI-4060, or do you think it was something went wrong when I installed it?
09-17-2012 09:54 AM
Hann,
I now realize that my previous suggestion was based on an incorrect assumption. I apologize for the misleading information.
The readme file for NI-DMM 3.0.6 states that it only supports LabVIEW versions 2009 SP1 and later. NI-DMM 3.0.1 supports LabVIEW 2009. Are you running LabVIEW 2009 or LabVIEW 2009 SP1? This may be the reason you were getting the error.
09-18-2012 07:58 AM
Ahh... okay, that would explain it. I hadn't payed much attention to the 'sp1'. Thanks for clearing that up.