anybody else having problems importing NI-MAX configuration settings?

[spsuamin]

I am trying to import settings for NI-MAX to my laptop from a desktop PC. In the past I have been able to sucessfully do this but I am getting an error now since I have upgraded LabVIEW to 8.6.1 and NI-MAX to 4.5.0f0 (whatever that is).

Here is a posting of the specific error I am encountering 

Date:  3/3/2009 10:59:14 PM
User:  xxxxxx
File:  xxxxxx\CONFIGDATA.NCE
File version:  4.4.1
MAX version:  4.5

Importing...
========
NI-DAQmx 8.8:
  PXI1Slot5
  Monitor Load Drive Ready
  Monitor Test Power
  Monitor Load Faulted
  Monitor Test System Ready
  Monitor Test EMA Enabled
  Monitor Load EMA Enabled
  Digital Input
  PXI1Slot2
  Accel Nut External
  PXI1Slot3
  SCC1
  SCC1Mod1
  SCC1Mod2
  SCC1Mod3
  SCC1Mod4
  Temperature 4
  Accel Ball Return
  CurrentScale
  LoadCell
  TorqueLimit
  LaserBracketPosition
  LaserSensor
  Accel Aft Tri-Ax Y
  Laser Sensor Measurement
  Monitor Load
  Accel Fore Tri-Ax Z
  Accel Aft Tri-Ax X
  Temperature 2
  Accel Fore Tri-Ax Y
  TestActuatorEnableBIT
  Load Feedback
  Temperature 3
  GalilControlLoopBIT
  LoadActuatorEnableBIT
  SolidStateRelayEnableBIT
  PositionFeedback
  Laser Bracket Position
  Current
  Monitor Test EMA Input
  Position Feedback
  Temperature 1
  Monitor Load EMA Input
  Monitor Position
  MSR Input
  Accel Fore Tri-Ax X
  Output Position Command
  Output Load Command
  Output Torque Limit
  AnalogOutput
  Accel Aft Tri-Ax Z
  DSA Input
  DigitalOutput
-201151
Measurements: PXI slot and PXI chassis numbers are required when creating a new simulated PXI device.

Add PXI slot and chassis number values for the device in the import file.
Property: BusType
Property: PXI.ChassisNum
Property: PXI.SlotNum
*** Import FAILED ***
NI-DAQmx 8.8:  error code 0x80004005
 

[DavidMN]

Hi spsuamin,

Try deleting the simulated PXI devices from MAX and try importing the .nce file again.  You should then be given the option to create a simulated device for the PXI chassis and modules.

Regards,

David

Applications Engineer

National Instruments

[labviewman]

I inherited some LabVIEW code that uses virtual tasks/channels and scales in MAX and tried to import on a clean computer (also tried a clean virtual machine), with (nearly) latest MAX/VISA/DAQ/DAQmx versions installed, the exported .nce file from the tester and I receive the same error.

[spsuamin]

I was able to get around this by using a different available file format. the cfg, or .ini format should work. Give that a try.

[labviewman]

Sweeet!  The .ini format worked. 

I don't use MAX to define scales or virtual channels (I keep everything in the LabVIEW source code ) so I assumed there were no formats other than .nce.

Thanks!

[Bob_Schor]

David,

     Thanks for this suggestion.  It's now two years after the previous post, I'm using LabVIEW 2011 with MAX 5.0, and am developing LabVIEW-RT code with the RT part eventually running on a PXI chassis.  To continue development "outside the lab", I need to be able to simulate the PXI and its hardware.  MAX told me how to do the Export/Import part, but didn't inform me about choosing the .ini format instead of the default .nce!

     Question -- if .ini "works" and .nce doesn't, why is .nce the default?  If there are times and circumstances where one or the other would be preferred, wouldn't a "radio-button" display, listing when one should use which version, be preferred?  Instead, we read the MAX Help, "follow the directions" (taking defaults, of course) and get errors!  Fortunately, the Web and NI Support have the answers, but why not fix this?

[Bob_Schor]

OK, so I can't do arithmetic -- it's been three years since the original post ...

BS

[amezam]

Hello Bob,

Thanx for the feedback! Why don't you post it in the NI Idea Exchange forum? Maybe it will get included in the future releases. 

Have a good day!