Runtime for Labview

[Alls]

I have Labview 8.1

I want to create an executable in Labview 8.1 that uses NiDaq 8.1 as a resource ......is there a runtime engine for that version of NiDaq or does the current NiDaq Rintime Engine work for older versions?

Regards

Tim

[RavensFan]

NI-DAQ and LabVIEW Version Compatibility (for Windows)

There is no version 8.1 for LabVIEW.

Are you looking to use Traditional DAQ or DAQmx?

The newer versions of the DAQmx drivers only go back so far on their supported LabVIEW versions.  If you need to use an older version of LabVIEW, you need to use one of the handful of older versions of DAQmx that will work for it.  (See the above link.)

[Alls]

Correction.....Labview 8.0......Again I have a functioning version of Labview and the older version of DAQmx.....all works well. I have the application builder and I am having trouble with Labview EXE distribution copies needing the DAQmx in order to function.....I am using the USB6008.....the new NAQmx runtime engine doesn't work with Labview 8.0 is there a runtime engine for the older DAQmx that works with Labview 8.0?

[RavensFan]

Look in the link I gave you.  It shows  you need DAQmx 8.0 through 8.7.1 to work with LabVIEW 8.0.

Download it from here  http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/965/lang/en

[Alls]

Thankyou.....I was looking for the NIDAQ 8.0.1 matching runtime engine but since I am having trouble finding it I will upgrade to the version you linked me to.....it has the runtime engine in your link at the very bottom.....hopefully that will take care of it. 

I would love to just read my USB-6008 without the NIDAQmx.....it just complicates things.

NIDAQ is like going to the Home Depot for an electric drill.....you ask for instructions on the drill and they bring you a forklift with paper work to everything they sell.....and its stapled together so if you have to take it all! Wow.....give me a break NI.....what are you thinking!

[RavensFan]

You need to have some sort of device driver.  So I don't know how you figure you could use a USB-6008 without it.  I don't understand how you think it complicates things or your analogy to getting a drill at home depot.  I would much rather have 1 device driver package to install that just works rather than thousands based on all the combinations of hardware and software that NI sells you.

Here is the link to 8.0.1.  http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/326/lang/en

But I'd install the latest version that works, rather than the oldest version that works.

[Alls]

Thanks for your response.....the link you sent is for the NI-DAQ 8.0.1 software which is what I am using and it works fine.....I don't see a link to the runtime version.

I have no problem using the NIDAQmx on my development system.....it's big but so what....it works fine. To understand my complaint try compiling your Labview code into a EXE file and distributing it to over one thousand users that don't use labview....The runtime engine for Labview is pretty easy but it would be nice if Labview grabbed the drivers it needed for that one module instead of making the one thousand other users install the runtime version of NIDQmx which is huge and takes a long time to download......if you know a way to streamline the process please let me know.

Regards
Tim

[Todd_Lesher]

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@Alls wrote:

if you know a way to streamline the process please let me know.

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This article talks about RTE, not the drivers, but it might be interesting:

https://connect.wirebirdlabs.com/knowledgebase/articles/172999-segmenting-the-run-time-engine