computer locks up with NI 6014 DAQ running LavVIEW 7

[Daveton]

I am using NI-DAQ version 6.9.3 on a Windows 2000 platform. My application runs fine with LabVEIW 6i.

[RIO-Todd]

Is there a reason that you are not using NI-DAQ 7? NI-DAQ 7 includes NI-DAQmx and Traditional DAQ. NI-DAQmx does not yet support the 6014, but Traditional NI-DAQ does. If this is your only hardware, I would suggest to uninstall NI-DAQ 6.9.3 and install NI-DAQ 7.

Current NI-DAQ Downloads
http://digital.ni.com/softlib.nsf/webcategories/85256410006C055586256BBB002C128D?opendocument

Did you go through the correct procedure for installing NI-DAQ 6.9.3 with LabVIEW 7? You can install NI-DAQ 6.9.3 with LabVIEW 7, but there is a procedure you must follow. The document linked below goes through this procedure.

How Do I Use Older Versions of NI-DAQ (6.9.3) with LabVIEW 7?
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/F185E098C7EC5A3486256D2E00691BB2?OpenDocument


If you've gone through the correct installation procedure, I'm going to need some additional information to better help you.

What type of application are you running (analog input, analog output, counter/timer, digital I/O)? Do you receive an error before your computer locks up? Do you have any idea where in the code the computer locks up? You might want to run the program with highlight execution on and see if you can decipher what part of the program is locking up the computer.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Todd D.
NI Applications Engineer

[Daveton]

There are vi's on the pc running on LabVIEW 6i. Will they work with NI-DAQ 7?
I am running an Analog input application. The problem occurs in the AI Buffer Read.vi. There are two errors generated. The first one is -10846. The second one is -10401.

[RIO-Todd]

The DAQ VIs that you're using in LabVIEW 6i will work with NI-DAQ 7. NI-DAQ 7 includes NI-DAQmx (new VIs) and Traditional NI-DAQ (the VIs that are in NI-DAQ 6.9.3).

The -10846 error is a buffer over-write error that indicates that you're acquiring data at high rates and the PC buffer is being overwritten. The document below explains ways to avoid this error.

How Can I Avoid Error -10846 (Overwrite Error) in LabVIEW?
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/3efedde4322fef19862567740067f3cc/75bf35eb4afb834f862566210065fa61?OpenDocument

THe -10401 error means that the device you're trying to access in the program is not a NI device or the device hasn't been configured in Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX). Make sure you are using the correct
device number (Check in MAX within devices and interfaces to locate the correct device number).

Regards,

Todd D.