How to access ISA and PCI based DIO boards in labview 4?

[DFGray]

The AT-DIO-32F is not a plug-and-play device.  You will need to set jumpers on the board and possibly change BIOS settings to get it to work correctly.  Get the manual here.  It is supported on Windows 98 and LabVIEW 4.0 by NI-DAQ version 6.6.  This version of DAQ will also support your PCI card.  If you wish to migrate to more current hardware, most modern M or X series DAQ cards can duplicate the functionality of either of these special purpose cards, provided they have 32 DIO points, and most do.

Let us know if you need more assistance.

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I used the AT-DIO-32F over a decade ago to control heaters on an SLS rapid prototyping machine when we were researching new heaters.  I used PWM output in a software-timed PID loop.  Loop rates were on the order of a minute, so using Windows NT did not adversely effect the timing.  The card works quite nicely once set up, but I really appreciated the plug-and-play cards that succeeded it.

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[Zaib]

I have installed NI DAQ 7 and PCI DIO 32HS board is detected. How can i test its individual working?

[rolfk]

Are you sure NI-DAQ 7 supports your LabVIEW 4 version?

I'm not saying it won't, but I know that LabVIEW 4 must be from around 1996 while NI-DAQ 7 is for sure from later years. NI does support older LabVIEW versions in their driver up to some point, but I'm not sure the NI-DAQ 7 support goes as far back as LabVIEW 4.

As to testing the board functionality you should have some NI-DAQ Configuration panel. It's a long time but it might be a Control Panel application or a seperate application installed by NI-DAQ. In there you also should have test panels for the boards somewhere where you can do some basic IO functional tests. NI-DAQ 7 probably even provides the Measurement & Automation Explorer already, which was the replacement for the NI-DAQ Configuration application.

Message Edited by rolfk on 03-03-2010 09:08 AM

[Zaib]

I am not sure that whether NI DAQ 7 supports LabVIEW 4 or not but first issue was to detect PCI DIO 32HS on OS win 98. For this purpose i installed many drivers to detect this board on Win 98 but in vain. Then i consulted NI and they suggested NI DAQ 7 for this purpose. I installed it and Board is detected on Win 98. Now second issue is to interface this board with LabVIEW 4 version..

Whats your openion now? will it be working or not?

Zaib

[Coq_Rouge]

The only way to tell is to test it. By some simple code. Try to see if you have some code you can use in the examples shipped with Labview

Message Edited by Coq Rouge on 03-03-2010 10:40 AM

[DFGray]

NI-DAQ 7 does not support LabVIEW 4.0.  LabVIEW 4.0 is too old.  You need NI-DAQ 6.6.  See my links below.  You may need to uninstall all National Instruments software and start over to get this to work.  Downgrading NI-DAQ at that point was difficult.

[Zaib]

Can you please give me the link to download NI DAQ 6.6?

I have also installed NI 488.2 for GPIB board. Do i need to uninstall that driver too?

[Zaib]

Sorry u have mentioned link for NI-DAQ 6.6 above and i downloaded it from there.

waiting for the answer of my second question.

[Coq_Rouge]

You must have the Labview drivers that are compatible with your Labview version. AND your hardware MUST be compatible with your Labview/driver version. Please accept this a fact. So you do not waste our time then we try to help you. I suggest you wipe out all your current Labview and driver software(but not your code). Then you reinstall with the correct driver version. Then it comes to the GPIB hardware you must first be sure the hardware is supported by the your Labview and driver version. If you tell us which GPIB card you plan to use I am sure DFGray will help you with the correct driver version.

[DFGray]

You do need a copy of NI-488 that will work with LabVIEW 4.0.  Installing a newer version could change shared components and cause DAQ to cease working (or perhaps not, try it and see).

This is complicated by the fact that NI-488 is not free software.  You should have a copy that came with the board.  If you have lost this, contact your local NI sales representative to arrange a replacement.