How do I get LV2009 to see my PCIE-1433?

[sdmadman]

Hi all - I think this problem is just a matter of picking the right download.  I'm trying to modify an LV application that was installed on demo system provided by a vendor. They very kindly provide all their source code, but it's written in version 2009, and they didn't include the development environment. I downloaded 2009 sp1 and installed it using my 2014 SP1 license. So far, so good. 

When I opened the VI, LV couldn't find any of the IMAQ sub-vi's. Eventually, I figured out that I needed to install the 2009 version of the Vision Acq System. Downloaded and installed it, and that took care of most of the missing VIs. There were still a few that required the Vision Development Kit, but I don't have that license, so I just deleted those and tried to run the VI. I got errors that it couldn't open the framegrabber. It turned out I had unstalled the driver for the PCIE-1433.

So I downloaded the Driver package, installed that, and the PCIE-1433 is still not recognized.  Now I'm stuck.  I know this system should work somehow, because the vendor's application worked before I started messing with it.

Any ideas, folks?  Install everything in a different order (above is the actual order I installed things).

thanks!

MADman

[fblerg]

Hi MADman,

Can you see your PCIe-1433 in the Measurement and Automation Explorer?The Vision Acquistion Software is the driver that talks to the PCIe card, and you may have modified the VAS driver accidentially. I would recommend doing a repair installation of the VAS driver. Please see below for more info on how to do this. You will need to select the VAS driver instead of LabVIEW.

For examples of how to use the card, I would recommend looking at the Example Find. The IMAQ examples for your card can be found by going to Help in LabVIEW –> Find Examples -> Hardware Input and Output -> Vision Acquistion -> NI-IMAQ.

How Can I Repair My LabVIEW Installation?

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/FE6B641E86E55AF2862576DE00038001

[sdmadman]

Thanks Frank. I'm trying the repair now. The 1433 shows up as an Unknown Device in Device Manager, and MAX doesn't see anything at all.

Late yesterday, I found an article about the PCIe-1433 that suggested it was released in early 2010. So maybe I need a newer version than 2009, to get the driver - but earlier than 2015 (which is on the CD that shipped with the 1433), so that the existing VI can find all the IMAQ vi's (the reason I can't just update everything).

If the repair doesn't help, I'm going to try downloading VAS2010 November release. I'll post again when something there are new developments.

-MADman

[sdmadman]

Repair didn't help. Starting download.

[sdmadman]

uh-oh. Could part of theproblem be that I installed LV2009 64-bit instead of 32-bit. 64-bit isn't compatible with any VAS version according to this:

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/808663CDBB335A9E86257D430001A980

I'll start with LV2009 32-bit before bothering with VAS versions.

[fblerg · Accepted solution]

It seems that the PCIe-1433 needs the IMAQ 4.4 driver or later, which is included in VAS 2010.03. You will need this driver and LabVIEW 32-bit.

Getting Started with the NI PCIe-1433

http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/374000a.pdf

What Versions of NI-IMAQ, NI-IMAQdx, and NI-IMAQ I/O Come with My Version of Vision Acquisition Software?

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/6C42133468D66324862578BC00655CF8

NI-IMAQ Compatibility with Different LabVIEW Versions

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/DB928F6D5E9D6B97862579A7006B2850

[sdmadman]

Hah! now we're getting somewhere. Thanks, Frank!

[sdmadman]

Fixed! Installed L;V2009 SP1 and VAS 2010 March and all sub-vi's are now recognized.

Thanks!

MADman