I would like to know if there is any way where I can communicate the NI USB-6525 from a Ubuntu 20 distribution. As it is not a complex device (isolated industrial binary IOs), this should not be impossible.
Even though the device manual says that only Windows is supported, the same manual directs you to check a website with the DAQmx Base version 15.1 (discontinued, with the last version in 2015). This is done specifically by the following phrase present in the Installing Software section of the manual:
"Note: For information about non-Windows operating system support, refer to ni.com/info and enter rddqld"
It makes sense that the Base library was discontinued since the new versions for DAQmx (not the DAQmx Base) are supported by Linux distributions, including Ubuntu 18 and 20.
P.S.: I have past posts without with similar issues, but without finding an answer:
https://forums.ni.com/t5/Instrument-Control-GPIB-Serial/USB-6525-Linux-system-with-Visa-Modules/m-p/...
https://forums.ni.com/t5/Instrument-Control-GPIB-Serial/USB-6525-not-controllable-by-VISA/m-p/335669...
That being said, now, my question is: is there any possibility that, with the current tools offered by NI, I am able to develop a device driver for USB-6525 in Ubuntu? Are there any starting points on that?
Bruno Lima
