Compare 6023E and 6024E

[dougcl]

Hi folks, I have a Visual Basic 6 application talking to a 6023E via the DAQ drivers. The 6023E is connected to a bunch of analog inputs and one or two digital inputs via the SCB-68 shielded terminal block. Everything is great, but now I need to add an analog output to the setup.

What is the best thing to do?

I am thinking of getting a 6024E, which I am thinking will be an easy swap out, since it also uses the SCB-68, and the two cards are so similar, I am thinking that all of my existing data input configurations in the DAQ driver will apply to either card equally, and my VB application won't know the difference.

Does this sound right?

Thanks!

[ninlmartijn]

Dear Dougcl,

What you presumed sounds right. The driver is important in this case; the 6023E and the 6024E must be supported by the same DAQmx driver, this shouldn't be a problem since they were introduced at the same time. You can verify this in the Help file from the Measurement And Automation Explorer; contens > installed products > NI DAQ > MAX help for NIDAQmx > NIDAQmx Device terminals > DAQ Devices

If you are using one of the later versions of MAX you can simmulate a 6024E card, just to try this out. Please be sure you are using the same device name.

Best regards