NI SCXI 1000DC software & get started

[escus4]

Hi all,

I'm newbie at NI equipments & i'm a researcher in trouble to get started how to use this equipments.We have a SCXI 1000DC with this modules:

NI SCXI 1520 -> to measure strain gages

NI SCXI 1540 -> to measure displacement with LVDTs

NI SCXI 1430 -> to accelerometers

I need to use the 3 modules at the same time for mesurements. So, the first question that I have is if NI has some Plug & Play software to use this equipment like signal express (I now that signal express could be used with compactDAQ but i tried to plug the SCXI and nothing happens).

The second question that i have is: I have been searching for information about how to develop your own aquisition software for this equipment, one solution that I found is to use VC++, but i don't have much information about how to get the libraries and their explanation and tutorials. 

And the last question: If you develop some VC++ software there is no need to install any drivers in computer to make the data acquisition, right?

I'm not an expert at VC++ but i think i can handle.

Sorry if my questions are very newbie...

Best regards all

[escus4]

I forget to tell that we use a NI SCXI 1600 module for  the data aquisition

[Brice.inno]

Hello,

Have you DAQmx or Traditional DAQ drivers Installed?

Thanks,

Regards

[escus4]

Hi,

I have de DAQmx drivers and I use NI MAX to check if the device is well connected.