Change of NiScope Initialization between LabView updates

[smondoux]

Hello,

I am currently running a labView program that connects with NiScope to take measurements.  Oddly enough, the program was written when our software was still using an older version of LabView, NI-SCOPE Version 2.5 and the NI 5102 Scope as the card reader.  The code we were running had no problems initializing the Scope (DAQ::1).  Since then, we have cleaned the run computer and installed XP on while running the same programs from LabView.  But the new LabVIEW (v. 8.0) was installed along with all the DAQ drivers on the computer this time around and all the old stuff became obsolete.  Since then, I cannot run the same code that was entirely sound on the old OS, the old version of LabView and the old DAQ drivers.  I am really confused and wondering what I can do to remedy the problem.

PLease advise!

Thanks a ton,

smondoux

[NatasaLingurovska]

Hi smondoux,

What version of the drivers (SCOPE and Traditional DAQ) you currently have? Also, in what version of LabVIEW was the program originally written and what was the old OS? The drivers are backward compatible, so running an application that was written with an older driver should work correctly with a newer version of the driver. You might have problems with non-driver vis that have changed from old version of LabVIEW to the latest one. However, even those vis are automatically upgraded once you open them in LV 8 environment. LabView vis are backward compatible for at least 3 versions back.

What do you mean by "i cannot run the code"? Do you see error during execution? What errors are you seeing? Or do you see broken wires when you open your application?

Upgrading to the latest version of the drivers and then opening your application in the new environment should automatically make the appropriate upgrades.

I hope this helps. If you give more detail about your problem, we might be able to root-cause the issue better.