Is NI-DAQ 7.1 compatible with LabVIEW 6.0?

[Benitodelamancha]

Hi, I'm trying to come up with a way to control relay switch in SCXI-1161 using NI-Switch function with LabVIEW 6.0. NI-Switch doesn't come with LabVIEW 6.0, so I have to download NI-DAQ 7.1 (which includes NI-SWITCH) to run with LabVIEW, but I heard that it could mess up the program because NI-SWITCH is built for higher versions of LabVIEW. First of all, are LabVIEW 6.0 and NI-Switch compatible? Also, is there an easier way to control SCXI-1161 relay modules with a simpler .vi that I can just download? Thank you.

[Guy Ferraro]

1) If you have LV 6.0 and if you have NI-DAQ (any version) you should have an example in \Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 6\examples\daq\scxi\scxi1161.llb called SCXI-1161 digital Output.vi. This example controls the SCXI-1161 like a digital output module.

2) If you want to use NI-SWITCH you can download NI-SWTICH 1.6 from: http://digital.ni.com/softlib.nsf/webcategories/85256410006C055586256BBB002C0C92?opendocument&node=132070_US
YOu will get examples that shows you how to control relays on any NI switch modules using relay names or channle names.

NI-SWITCH 2.0 or 2.1 comes with NIDAQ 7.0 or 7.1 but will not install any support files for LV 6.0 it only supports LV 6.1 and later.
If you want to use LV 6.0 you will need to use NI-SWITCH 1.6 API or
NI-DAQ API as stated in 1)