query PXI modules for serial number

[lmd2]

Chris
thanx for your help and knowledge, however installing 1.4 has proved to be a disaster.
My application no longer works, for some reason the timing of various data lines is no longer in sync.
My manager has decided that querying for the devices serial number is not critical (now he says this)
he wants everything back the way it was this morning and working.
Would it be possible to uninstall 1.4 and re-install 1.3.1.1???
where can I find a copy of the previous version, and what issues should I be aware of?
Sorry about all this, again thanks for your help
lmd2

[lmd2]

a follow-up
I uninstalled 1.4, and found 1.3.0.4 in the downloads area
everything is working again!!
Is this a known issue?
someday we may want to upgrade these systems ...

[kalyanramuv]

Hello,

Can you give more information about the problem you faced when you installed NI-HSDIO 1.4. Did you get any errors?

Thanks,

Kalyan

[lmd2]

No -
it was not obvious. We send out data on about a dozen lines of the hsDIO6542. and we monitor a total of 22 lines for the two way communication that results from our 'command'.
we are using a clock speed of 20MHz to generate serial commands, and the black-box that we are interfacing with has a (sloppy) internal clock defined as having a period of 1.55uS to 1.7uS which returns data on parallel lines.
Synchronization was tenuous to begin with, and upgrading to the 1.4 driver broke everything but going back to 1.3.0.4 restored functionality (we were originally using the driver that shipped with our hsDIO-6542 which was 1.3.1.1 but I couldn't find that exact rev on the ftp site).
Sorry that I can't help more - perhaps the new driver is too smart for the sloppy clock?
If you figure this out, my clients would be very interested in your conclusions (as would I of course).
thanx for all your help
lmd2

[KR4K]

Why will this VI not detect my PXI-5600 since I have NI-TUNER installed?

73/gus

[kalyanramuv]

NI-ModInst can detect cards which support NI-SCOPE, NI-FGEN, NI-DMM, NI-HSDIO, NI-SWITCH and NI-RFSG.

Cards which work with NI-TUNER cannot be detected using NI-ModInst.

Thanks,

Kalyan

[KR4K]

Suggestions then on how to read SN from PXI-5600 and a 3rd party board (Ztec ZT1000GPS Star Trigger board with onboard GPS receiver)?

73/gus

[kalyanramuv]

Hello,

You can use Traditional NI-DAQ to read the serial number of 5600. Attached Traditional DAQ code example demonstrates finding serial number of device. VISA can be used to find serial number of third party devices and you would need to contact specific vendor for that information.

Kalyan