usb 9211

[plifter365]

HI:

I have both a cRio-9211 USB thermocouple input, and a PCI-6220 data aq. board.  I have recently upgraded to Labview 8.0 and have the latest DAQmx, and DAQmx Base installed.  The PCI Board works well, and when the USB reader is plugged in it finds the drivers and is recognized by windows.  I have a problem however if i try to use the DAQ assistant.  It does not see the USB drive, only the PCI card.  If I run one of the test programs it reads data off of the USB thermocouple just fine, but I believe that these are all programmed with DAQmx-Base.  Is there a way to use the DAQ assistant with both these devises??

Thanks Will

[ryan_d]

Hi Will,

Unfortunately you will not be able to use the DAQ assistant with the 9211. The Knowledge Base Article 3O17P1RM: Why Is My USB-9211 or USB-9215 Not Showing Up In NI-DAQmx Devices in MAX? explains that the 9211 (cRIO included) uses the DAQmx Base driver and is not compatible with the DAQmx driver. This means that the DAQ Assistant is not available. There are, however, many shipping examples that are a great starting point for new applications. They can be found in the Example Finder by going to Help » Find Examples… in LabVIEW, then browse by Directory Structure to the daqmxbase directory.

Post back if you have any questions. Have a great day!

[JaredA]

Hi Will,

The USB sleeve that you are using is most likely the USB-9161. That carrier will only allow you to use the 9211 with NI-DAQmx Base. If you move over to the USB-9162 carrier, you'll be able to use your 9211 module with NI-DAQmx and the DAQ Assistant. The USB-9162 carrier's part number is 779471-01. If you call NI or manually type the part number into an online shopping cart, you should be able to quote and purchase a USB-9162.

Best regards, JaredA