Data Acquisition Idea Exchange

[#1]

It would be great if the full DAQmx library supported all NI data acquisition products on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The situation right now is too much of a hodge-podge of diverse drivers with too many limitations. There's an old, full DAQmx library that supports older devices on older Linux systems, but it doesn't look like it's been updated for years.  DAQmx Base is available for more current Linux and Mac OS systems, but doesn't support all NI devices (especially newer products).  DAQmx Base is also quite limited, and can't do a number of things the full DAQmx library can.  It's also fairly bloated and slow compared to DAQmx.  While I got my own application working under both Linux and Windows, there's a number of things about the Linux version that just aren't as nice as the Windows version right now.  I've seen complaints in the forums from others who have abandoned their efforts to port their applications from Windows to Mac OS or Linux because they don't see DAQmx Base as solid or "commercial-grade" enough.

I'd really like to be able to develop my application and be able to easily port it to any current Windows, Mac or Linux system, and have it support any current NI multi-function DAQ device, with a fast, capable and consistent C/C++ API.

Anyone else see this as a priority for NI R&D?

[#2]

I'm new to Linux and am looking for drivers that support the PCIe-6509;   NI-DAQmx for Linux 8.0 supports the PCI-6509, but as far as I can tell, it hasn't been updated for the PCIe-6509.  Never written a device driver for Linux and wonder if it's even possible to write one for this board.  Guess I have my work cut out for me.

[#3]

I agree.

A quote from the LV product page: "Product Information: What is NI LabVIEW?

"LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment used by millions of engineers and scientists to develop sophisticated measurement, test, and control systems using intuitive graphical icons and wires that resemble a flowchart. It offers unrivaled integration with thousands of hardware devices....The LabVIEW platform is scalable across multiple targets and OS..."

(emphasis mine).

Without a consistent DAQ API across platforms, LV does not meet the description above.

Lynn