PCI 6602 Multi Counter using DAQmx

[paola]

Hi,

I have just moved from LabView 6.1 to 7.1 and I have installed DAQmx.

However, I'm having problems with the NI PCI 6602 card, reading simultaneously the 8 counters .

In LabViwe 6.1, I had downloaded and installed the upgrade of the multi counter palette, but with labview 7.1 this procedure does not seem to work, even though I have downloaded the proper version of the counter palette, for labview 7.1.

When I try to intall it, it complains that I do not have the proper DAQ version.

May be it is it not-compatible with DAQmx ? Do I have to instal a previous version?

tahnks for your help

Paola

[AlessioD]

Paola,

you are probably missing out that NIDAQmx is not actually replacing NI-DAQ.

DAQmx is actually a new driver that will replace NI-DAQ in the long term, but it is running in parallel with NI-DAQ for the time being.

DAQmx and NI-DAQ Traditional do not have the same function calls, so this is basically why you are not able to run the previous software within LV 7.1 + DAQmx.

It is true though, that DAQmx supports your DAQ Board 6602, only the programming flow is different. To see examples you should look at the examples that come with LabVIEW 7.1.

In order to make your old software work, you need to install the latest NI-DAQ Traditional Version, which is NI-DAQ 7.4.1 Traditional.

You can find it starting from www.ni.com/Downloads

Regards,
AlessioD

[paola]

It worked ! many thanks

Paola