DAQ Assistant

[Clint1000]

I have a Labview program that another individual used DAQ Assistant in to measure analog channels.  He used a PCI6229.  I now want to port that SW over to another PC that uses a PCI 6343 instead of the 6229.  IF the 6343 is a one for one swap in hardware and sw will the switch be transparent to DAQ Assistant ?  In other words if I open an existing DAQ Assistant under "DEVICE TYPE" will the PCI6343 show up in this column? I'm trying to use the 6343 in place of my 6229 w/o going thru and recompiling the code.

thxs

[Kevin_Price · Accepted solution]

You've got a pretty good chance, probably.

By default, DAQ devices get assigned aliases such as "Dev1", "Dev2", and so on.  Task configurations are typically based on using these aliases and LabVIEW's shipping examples commonly designate channels on "Dev1" by default to match up.

The fact that you're even using DAQ Assistant rather than regular DAQmx functions suggests a certain newness to the realm, which further suggests that the devices might each have the default alias of "Dev1" in their respective PC's.

To make sure, go into MAX on the two PC's and check what alias is assigned.  If necessary, make the alias for the 6343 on the 2nd PC match the alias for the 6229 on the 1st.

-Kevin P

[aeastet · Accepted solution]

It will depend on how the device is call in your software. If you are lucky you will only have to change the device name to what ever it is in your code. (i.e if it is called DEV 1 and the new card is called DEV 3 you will have to rename it to DEV 1). Assuming that they are a direct drop in and the channels did not change physical location.

[Clint1000]

Wish I could accept both answers as a solution..thanks.

[aeastet]

I believe that you can. If you click accept solution on each of the comments. Even if you can't you should actually click the comment that answered your question and not your response. You do this so if someone had the same problem they click on go to solution it actually takes them to the answer and not you telling everyone that it solved your issues.

[RavensFan]

You can.

That would be more appropriate then accepting your own message as the solution.

[RavensFan]

No No No.  My last message is not the solution, nor aeatest's that occurred same time as mine.

Go to message #2  Click Accept as Solution

Go to message #3  Click Accept as Solution