Lookout driver for NI PCI Timer/Counter Board NI-6601

[23r23]

Is there any Lookout version 5.0 driver available for the NI-6601 PCI Card? Any built in drive that works?

[Ken_S]

Hello,

For analog and digital readings the DAQ OPC Server, which is included in NI-DAQ, can be accessed from Lookout. However since the 6601 is a counter/timer card it is not supported under the DAQ OPC server.

Hope this helps! Let me know if there is anything I can help with or clarify.

Ken S.
National Instruments

[23r23]

Well, we intent to have in Lookout 5.0 Program a reading of the delay between 2 sensors that is in the range of 1 to 10 microseconds. Is there a PCI card you can recommend for this?

[Robert_Jackson]

There is a PCI card available that works with DAQ OPC, in this case the E-series product line would apply. Many of the PCI-6040E type cards have counters. However, at this stage of development I would recommend for serious consideration using LabVIEW and NI-DAQ. Lookout is a great program for communicating with OPC items. However, for basic to advanced data acquisition, LabVIEW is the optimized solution. All other ways will require more development time.
Regards,
Robert Jackson
Application Engineer