How deploy a NI DAQ USB-6501driver

[cher]

I have written a VS.NET C# application that utilizes the DAQ USB-6501.

The application is planned to be deployed on several computers so I build a setup that properly found the NI dll dependencies and the associated NI msm or msi files.

But the setup is not installing the NI USB-6501 driver. The computer detect the USB-6501, ask for installation, but cannot automatically found the files required.

I want to avoid he customer to install it manually (as there are many possibilities).

So then after detecting the USB 6501 device the computer can automatically found the driver installation file and install it.

What is the exact setup file or files to uses from the whole NI CD setup files for the USB 6501 installation (NIDAQ801.zip (NI-DAQmx Installation File (467 MB)))?

I would also avoid to install the configuration test panel.

Is there a way to include the setup files from the NI DAQ Installation CDs in the application installer, instead of having to separately release a NI CD to every customer?

Any help will be very appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,

Cher.

[Mathieu_R.]

Hello,

Since the version 8.3 of DAQmx, you got the possibility to rduce DAQmx installer to 89Mo by excluding from the package:

• Application development environment (ADE) support for LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI and Measurement Studio
• The DAQ Assistant
• NI-DAQmx documentation
• LabVIEW Real-Time support
• Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX)

(Cf. this page: What's New in NI-DAQmx 8.3?)

But thoses options are only aviable with LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI. You can also launch a batch file at end of the installation of your application to start the installation of DAQmx.