configuring channel names at runtime?

[mashman]

Does anybody know of a way to set up channel names for a DAQ device
other than with the Measurment & Automation explorer? I was hoping to
set up the channel names with some sort of configuration file but I
don't see any way to do this. If our test programs are ported to
another PXI system do we have to re-configure all of the channel names
with Meas & Automation explorer? Ideally I would want to use a file
and have the channel names set up at run time.
Thanks for the help.
Mike

[Henrik Skupin]

Hi Mike,

i don't know if it is possible. The way i exchange daq settings between
different computers is to export the actual configuration from MAX into a
daqfile. This one you can copy to another computer or use it as a backup
solution. From MAX you can import this file and you will get the same
configuration settings.

greets
Henrik

"Mike" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Does anybody know of a way to set up channel names for a DAQ device
> other than with the Measurment & Automation explorer? I was hoping to
> set up the channel names with some sort of configuration file but I
> don't see any way to do this. If our test programs are ported to
> another PXI system do we have to r
e-configure all of the channel names
> with Meas & Automation explorer? Ideally I would want to use a file
> and have the channel names set up at run time.
> Thanks for the help.
> Mike

[Annette Perez]

Mashman,

You could save your MAX configuration for the Daq Boards and also for the virtual channels in a .daq file and then distribute that file to the other computers.

The way to do this would be:

1. Configure Devices, Virtual Channels, etc.
2. Go to Tools>>NI-DAQ Configuration>>Save Configuration As...
3. Copy that file to the other computers (NOTE: All the computers need to have the same version of NI-DAQ)
4. Go to MAX>>Tools>>NI-DAQ Configuration>>Set Active Configuration.

Good luck with your application!

[mashman]

michael_ashman@instron.com (Mike) wrote in message news:<38d808da.0201151310.14a1028a@posting.google.com>...
> Does anybody know of a way to set up channel names for a DAQ device
> other than with the Measurment & Automation explorer? I was hoping to
> set up the channel names with some sort of configuration file but I
> don't see any way to do this. If our test programs are ported to
> another PXI system do we have to re-configure all of the channel names
> with Meas & Automation explorer? Ideally I would want to use a file
> and have the channel names set up at run time.
> Thanks for the help.
> Mike

Thanks for the advice. I found a VI on the NI website called Change
NI-DAQ config file which I can use to change the config file at
runtime so I will not be able to c
onfig the channels at runtime but at
least I can change config files.