USB 9211A with Redhat Linux

[jon_mcbee]

I am trying to use a USB 9211A with Redhat Linux but am having trouble getting the hardware installed.  I wanted to see if anyone on this message board has used this module with Redhat and how they fared with getting the hardware recognized.  I welcome any advice as I am new to using Linux.

Cheers!

[BrowningG]

Hello jmcbee,

In order to use a 9211A with Linux, you will need the NI-DAQmx Base Driver.  The readme for the driver lists all of the system requirements to install it.  To install NI-DAQmx Base, run as root: #./INSTALL.  This will install NI-VISA and all of the necessary object files required for the hardware.  It will also install the driver detection tools and the API for LabVIEW (8.0 and above) or C. 

Then you need to configure your DAQ devices (these steps are listed in the readme as well).  After you install the software you can plug in your USB device.  Run #lsdaq (does not need to be root).  This function will list all of the DAQ devices on your system and what they are.  There will be a name next to the device type, dev1 for instance.  This is the name you will use when you refer to your device for future use. 

Once the device is installed properly, check out the examples that are installed with the driver.  They are in the path <LabVIEW>/examples/daqmxbase for LabVIEW and /usr/local/natinst/nidaqmxbase/examples for the default C locations.  Hope this helps. 

[jon_mcbee]

Thank you very much for the detailed help!