using multiple motion driver versions on one system...(with Labview 6.1 and Labview 8.0)

[RayBot]

Using Labview 6.1 and Labview 8.0 on same PC computer (my development system).
 Labview 8.0 applications, I would want to use the motion 7.x drivers
 Labview 6.1 applications, I want to use motion 6.x drivers
 (Of course, Labview 6.1 can not use motion 7.x drivers).

 When I installed Labview 8.0 and motion 7.x drivers, it removed my motion 6.1
 drivers (and all the vi's) and installed motion 7.x drivers (with vi's).
 Of course, Labview 6.1 applications can not run with motion 7.x drivers.

 How can I keep my Labview 6.1 applications running and building
 with motion 6.x drivers while still having Labview 8.0 applications
 with motion 7.x drivers (all on the same system).

And then, of course, the executables, on other systems with the 6.x and 7.x drivers.

[Jochen]

Unfortunately there is no way to install multiple versions of a hardware driver on a single operating system. This is not only true for NI Motion but for any type of peripheral hardware. Windows can only assign a single driver to a specific piece of hardware.

From my point of view the best solution would be to upgrade your LabVIEW 6.1 application to LabVIEW 8.0. If this is not possible for some reason you could install a second Windows on another harddrive or partition and install LabVIEW 6.1 and NI-Motion 6.x on this system and LabVIEW 8.0 and NI-Motion 7.x on the other one.

Best regards,

Jochen Klier
National Instruments Germany