Installation of third party PXI Card supplied by Chroma

[Suresh thangappan]

The problem is that I get the initialization error while I install the PXI-52911

The installation process done during installation is as follows.

1 I have installed LAB View 6.1 in the PXI Controller without the PXI 52911card
The NI Daq version is NI DAQ � 6.9.2f4,
The NI VISA 2.6.0
IVI Engine 1.83 version.
2 After installing the Lab view software I have installed the Latest driver software downloaded from FTP site.
3 Then I have installed the PXI Card and it got detected in the system.
4. When I checked in the NI VISA the details were as shown below.




5. After checking this I tried in the software Given by the supplier . I get an error as displayed below.



In this regard pl
ease let me know what as to how this problem can be solved.

With Regards,

Suresh
Application Engineer,
Captronic Systems,
Bangalore

[David S]

Hi Suresh,

Thank you for contacting National Instruments. It sounds to me like there are three possible problems.

First, it is possible that there is a configuration problem with VISA. According to Chroma's webpage, this device does use NI-VISA. If this is true, the device should be listed in Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX) under PXI System when it is properly installed and configured. If this device is not listed in MAX, then we need to make sure VISA is configured to recognize your device. In MAX, select the Tools menu, and select NI-VISA, VISA Options. Select VISA Passports, and make sure there is a checkmark next to "nivipxi.dll - VISA library passport for PXI." Now, select VISA settings and make sure the option to "Show all PXI/PCI Devices
accessible to VISA" is enabled.

Second, it is possible that NI-VISA or the software for your PXI card is corrupt. I suggest you uninstall your PXI device, NI-VISA, and the software for your PXI device. Once your system is clean, I recommend you reinstall NI-VISA, NI-IVI, and the instrument drivers for your PXI device. Once all of the software is installed, then you can reinstall the hardware.

I hope that helps. If that does not solve your problem, I will try to help you as much as I can, but it may be necessary to contact Chroma.

Regards,

David Shatila
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[Majicz]

May be the NI DAQ – 6.9.2f4 does not support the chroma drivers, so please try uninstall the daq/max and install the daq which comes with LabVIEW 6.1

All the best

[Dan_Mondrik]

Suresh:

Here's a couple of suggestions, though I can't say for certain that either one will definitely solve your problem:

1) Try upgrading to NI-VISA 3.0.1. There have been a number of PXI-related improvements, though none related to device detection.
2) Try recreating the manufacturer's .INF file using the latest VISA Driver Development Wizard. The format has changed slightly, and although it was generally backward compatible, there were a couple of cases where this was needed.

Good luck,
Dan Mondrik
National Instruments