Why is my executable VI not working with a PCI-6259?

[Matt Kay]

I have bought a PCI-6259 which has referencing trigger capability. I wrote a VI for acquiring the data and tested the VI on my PC that has the full developmental LabView 8.2.1 package installed.  The trigger is a 1 volt level that is triggered by a potentiometer ranging from 0-5 volts that I control manually. The VI works exactly how I want it to, however, now I want to use the Application Builder to create an executable to distribute the VI to the testing station PC. I then removed the PCI-6259 from the developmental PC and installed it in the testing station PC and loaded the executable VI along with the LabView 8.2.1 Run Time Engine. I open the program and it runs but I cannot get the program to trigger using the same potentiometer so it runs in an infinite loop.  I'm pretty sure everything is loaded correctly and the only difference between the two stations is that one has the full developmental LabView package and the other is an executable. Would anyone know why my executable is not working?

Thanks,

Matt Kostyal

[Tweety]

Hello Matt,

you says that you have loaded the executable VI and the Runtime engine.

Have you already installed the driver for PCI-6259 from the Driver-CDs? You need for any hardware also the drivers.

[falkpl]

Yes make sure that the the device is communicating and drivers are correctly installed.  Use MAX to verify this.  do you get any error messages to clue in on the source of this incorrect behavior?

[Matt Kay]

I used MAX to verify that my DAQ card is working properly and it is. No error is showing up either when I run my executable. At this point I do not know what other options I have. Does the PCI-6259 need a full development package to run with analog referencing triggers??

[Kenn_N]

Hey Matt,

Thanks for contacting National Instruments support.  One thing I'd like to see you try in the DAQ diagnostic utility.  I do not suspect a bad card, but it is an executable that we can try that we know was properly built.  If it doesn't work that will give us some more insight into the problem if it is truly hardware or software. 

Let me know what you find.

Regards,