United Electronic Industries DAQ PD2-MFS configure in Labview 8.2?

[hiepn98]

I had UEI DAQ PD2-MFS installed in windows XP , its driver was installed OK , I could see it in Device Manager . But I could not configure it under MAX in Labview 8.2 . Does Labview support third party DAQ ? Or do I need to download the new NIDAQ driver . When I tried to create the new device interface under MAX , i never see they mention other DAQ , just NI-DAQ .

Please help ...

[Dennis_Knutson]

MAX does not and should not be expected to detect or configure third-party devices. It is a utility for NI devices. That does not mean you cannot use it in LabVIEW. Some vendors have a LabVIEW driver available (either for free or at some cost). Other times you may have to use the Call Library Function Node or ActiveX to access their driver. I did a search for LabVIEW at UEI's web site and found this. It says it comes with examples. Have you looked at what you got with the device?

[AdnanZ]

You won't be able to use third-party DAQ in MAX unless it supports a specification by NI (like PXI). Try to figure out if the company has provided a DLL with the DAQ card; you can then call this DLL in LabVIEW to communicate with the card. If that doesn't work, ask the company if the card does correspond with any other protocol and figure out if that protocol is supported in LabVIEW.

[hiepn98]

Thanks for your reply , you mentioned about DLL , I found its DLL with AvtiveX but I have no idea how to use it ? Should I add it in the function pallett ?

[AdnanZ]

Read Dennis' post above. You will use Call Library Function Node to interact with DLLs and there is an ActiveX container provided in LabVIEW. Try to search through help to find out more about them. The best thing to do right now, as Dennis mentioned, is to look at examples that, as I understand, will come with the software provided with the card. You should also think about calling the company and asking them for examples, if any.