i'm not able to set Analog Input voltages, etc

[ran]

ok,
so i have an NI DAQ I/O card (NI PCI 6723, or something to that effect) and i'm trying to configure the channels for Analog Input signals.

when i try to choose any kind of setting for Anolog signal by:
>>drop DAQ Assistant vi onto the block diagram
>>>>choose Analog Input
>>>>>>>Voltage

i get this message "No supported devices found"
i thought since I have the I/O card, i should be able to configure channels for both input/output.

i also have ADAC card (from IOTECH) installed but when i look at MAX, i only see the DAQ card.

i'm really confused at this point. can anyone break things down for me ... what i'm doing wrong?

-r

[Stuart_G]

It kind of is important what board you really do have. If you do have a 6723 then you won't be able to configure any Analog Input channels because the 6723 is an Analog Output only board. There are no AI channels on that board. That is probably why you are getting the error you are getting.

In terms of the ADAC card that probably won't show up in MAX as MAX only supports NI Cards for Data Acquisition configuration. You will need to use the utility the IOTECH sent you to be able to configure that board.

Stuart G

[ran]

stuartG,
you were right. so what i'm using for the input is a ADAC 5501MF from IOTECH

following their manual (http://www.iotech.com/productmanuals/adac_lvi.pdf) it says that the ADAC-LVi libraries can be located at "Functions->User Libraries" palette of labview.

does this mean that i have to install the ADAC-LVi driver in LabView->User Libraries directory?

if that's not the case then i don't see why the ADAC-LVi is not showing up in the LabView User Libraries since i've installed the driver correctly (in C\Program File\ADAC )

do you have any idea why?
thanks
-r

[Stuart_G]

Well...your first question was MAX and I don't think you will ever get the IOTECH board to show up there. In terms of the palette it could be tricky. I'm not familiar with the driver so I'm not sure how they package things. If they did it correctly you should just be able to install and then the VIs are copied for you to your user lib and you can see them (you will need to reboot LV once). If they were packaged in some other ways then you will probably need to copy the VIs manually to User Lib. Their documentation should tell you which route you will need to take.

StuartG