Third party DAQ units compatibility?

[shjukheter]

?Hello,

             I am curious to know that can we use any third party DAQ units rather than NI products. For example, NI USB 6008 or some other device from NI. AT the same time, If I choose any third party device for DAQ then can I use DAQ assistance or DAQmx functions?

[Dennis_Knutson]

You can use whatever hardware you want but DAQmx/DAQ Assistant is only for NI devices.

[shjukheter]

Then how can i acquire the data and what functions will do the job as DAQ Assistance or DAQmx?

[Dennis_Knutson]

You would use whatever functions in the driver provided by the vendor or a driver you write.