USB-6008 device driver needed

[jboti]

Hi all,

My question is how do I install ONLY the driver for an USB-6008 device for application distribution? I don't really need MAX, or DAQmx ona panel PC, instead I want to run my own application, written in CVI, that reads data through a USB-6008 device. If I create a distribution kit with LabWindows/CVI the device driveris not included in the setup, so another PC is running my application, but it can't communicate with the device...

Thanks

Boti

[Dennis_Knutson]

There is no such thing as a separate driver for each DAQ device. There is a single driver (DAQmx) for all the devices. You don't mention which version of CVI you are using but at least with 8.5, when you do a Build>Distribution, you have a Drivers & Components tab on the Edit Installer page. You can select to inlcude DAQmx and either a full install or 1 of 4 different run-times.

[jboti]

Thanks Dennis for your reply!

That's bad news.

My CVI version is 7.1.0, I couldn't find such thing as Drivers & Components on the edit installer page 😞

It's a shame, that for a few kB of application I need to install hundreds of Mb of data, useless feor my needs...

Boti

[Dennis_Knutson]

I believe that for some some of the versions of DAQmx, the different run-times are available separately from http://www.ni.com/support/. Since you are using an older version of CVI, you should probably try any upgrades on your development machine first.

[dansch]

Hi Boti,

As Dennis mentioned, you can find a smaller version of the DAQmx Run-Time online at this page. This version is for NI-DAQmx 8.7.1, though it is compatible for LabWindows/CVI 7.x and later. The description on that page lists what does not get included with the Runtime 5 version. There is also a Runtime 3 version which includes slightly more support. Hope this helps,