Devices and Interfaces
What is Devices and Interfaces?
The Devices and Interfaces category lists installed and detected
CAN, DAQ, FieldPoint Serial Controllers, GPIB, IMAQ, IVI, Motion,
VISA, and VXI hardware.
If you do not see your devices...
You have not refreshed the configuration tree.
Press <F5> or choose View»Refresh.
Your device may not be Windows Plug and Play compatible
View the configuration help file for your device from the
Help»Help Topics menu or the instructions below for
additional information about adding these types of devices.
MAX does not support your current driver version
If your devices use the following driver versions, your device may
not automatically appear in the MAX configuration tree.
FlexMotion 4.5
IVI Engine 1.52
NI-488.2 1.0 for USB-A
NI-DAQ 6.5, 6.6, 6.7
NI-IMAQ 2.2
ValueMotion 4.3
To update MAX to support these drivers, select
Tools»Install legacy driver support
What do you want to do?
Configure an existing device
To configure an existing National Instruments device, right-click
the channel name in the configuration tree and select Properties,
click the Properties button in the toolbar, or
adjust the properties in the item view, depending on your software.
Add a non-Plug and Play or remote DAQ device
Some devices are not Windows Plug and Play compatible, so they do
not automatically appear in the Devices and Interfaces list. Other
devices may reside in another computer on your network. To add
non-Plug and Play or remote DAQ devices, right-click Devices
and Interfaces in the configuration tree and select Create
New. Complete the wizard.
If you still do not see your installed device, refer to the
getting started information included with your hardware and to the
MAX product-specific help (Help»Help Topics) to
verify that your device is properly installed and for configuration
information. If you are certain that your device is correctly
installed, visit the support Web site for your device:
For more information about using your NI product in MAX, refer to
your product-specific help, located on the Help»Help Topics
menu item. You can also access NI product help from within MAX help,
which you can launch from the Help menu or by
pressing <F1>.
