What version of DAQ or DAQmx should I use to fix "1easyio" problem?

[rosinefish]

Hi there,

This is my first post and I just started to learn labview this afternoon, so please don't laugh at me if my question sounds too stupid 🙂

Situation:

I'm trying to run some old programs on a new computer. The platform on this computer is labview2017. When loading a program, I saw a message saying "loading <vilib>:\Daq\1easyio.llb\AI Acquire Waveforms (scaled array).vi". I then opened "C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2017\vi.lib\DAQmx" to look for this vi, but failed. 

I checked the old computer from which I copied this program, under "C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2017\vi.lib\Daq" directory, I can find this "1easyio" and a few other vis. the platform on old computer is labview2009, and my program runs without any problem.

My question:

Can I update my new computer so that I can run this program on it? What packages should I download, and what versions?

I searched in this forum a few times, but only got even more confused. Please kindly help me.

Thank you for any hints,

X

[ben64]

NI-DAQ library was replaced by DAQmx a few years ago and some older hardware are not compatible with the new DAQmx. Is the OS the same on the old and the new computer? I'm not sure but I don't think the Traditional DAQ driver will work on Windows versions more recent than XP.

You should consider rewriting the code using DAQmx, it is a lot simpler to use than the old DAQ driver.

Ben64

[altenbach]

You need the traditional NI-DAQ drivers. They will only work on a 32bit OS and will not work if you have 64bit Windows 7.

[rosinefish]

First, thanks with kudos! Your answer is very helpful.

The new computer is 64-bit system, so I guess traditional DAQ won't work. I guess I will have to rewrite hundreds of such programs...omg I just started learning labview this afternoon! What a challenging homework

Do you happen to know a tutorial I can follow? 

[rosinefish]

Thank you so much for helping me! 

Since my new computer is 64-bit, I guess the only choice left for me is to rewrite all the programs so that they call DAQmx files, instead of DAQ files. As for this, I have no clue. Could you give me some suggestions?

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rosinefish wrote:

Do you happen to know a tutorial I can follow? 

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For DAQmx, start here: Learn 10 Functions in NI-DAQmx and Handle 80 Percent of Your Data Acquisition Applications

And to help with your conversion, here is a stripped out version of Traditional DAQ I made: Traditional DAQ API

[rosinefish]

Thank you for these helpful resources! This is great!