Reserve a device with Name / Host-Name ?

[mw42]

Hi,

is there a way to reserve a device (cDAQ) using only the "host-name" and not the "name" (which is - up until now - always the same in my case)?

I wanted to use the "name" as a useful description and the "host-name" (which is always something like "cDAQ9xxx-Serial") as a means of adressing the device. Unfortunately, changing the "name" to "Device 4 - Production Line" leads to my program not being able to reserve the device.

Thanks

[GerdW]

Hi mw,

you could read a list of available devices (using DAQmx properties) and determine their serial numbers.

Your program can then select the correct device by its serial number - which never changes…