remote nidaqmx

[Alex_TS]

   Dear all,

I want to develop an application on my notebook with some DAQ Devices which are on another computer. I am using NIDAQmx 8.7.1 and I want to access remotely the DAQ Devices on the other computer. Is there any solution for that problem ? (I know that with Traditional NIDAQ I can use RDA, but I need to use DAQmx).

Best regards,
Alex S.

[Brooks_C]

Hello Alex,
 
There are several ways to approach this.  Since it sounds like all of the hardware will be on a single computer the easiest solution would be to use the Windows Remote Desktop Connection and just control the remote computer through your laptop.  The Remote Device Access you mentioned is primarily for when you have several different remote computers you want to control from a single location.  If this is the case then we'll need to consider a different solution, but if you only need to control devices on a single remote machine then I would just log into it.  To access the Remote Desktop Connection you can go to Start>> Programs>> Accessories>> Communications>> Remote Desktop Connection then just put in the computer name or IP address and log in.  This is of course assuming that you're using a Windows operating system on both computers; if this is not the case please post back with more information about the computers you're using.  I hope this helps!
 
Cheers,

[Alex_TS]

Dear Brooks,

Thank you for your answer. Unfortunately perhaps I wasn't very clear. I want to "remote" only my DAQ boards because I can't install LabVIEW on the same computer where I have my DAQ boards. So I have one computer with DAQmx and DAQ Boards, one computer with DAQmx but without boards, and I want to run an application on the computer with LabVIEW and to access the DAQ boards from another computer. That was possible with RDA and Traditional NIDAQ. How can I do this using DAQmx ? (Now you can see that Remote Desktop is not an option).

Best regards,

Alex S.

[Dennis_Knutson]

There is no equivalent to RDA with DAQmx. I don't think it was used enough for NI to continue to support it.

Why can't you install LabVIW on the pc with the DAQ boards?

[ceties]

I would advice you to develop the software and create installer with NIDAQ included. Than you just install it and run it on the target machine. (I assume you have professional version of LabVIEW that allows you to create installer) You don't need to install LabVIEW on that computer. For developing you can create "virtual card" in MAX. Just open Measurement & Automation and right click Devices and Interfaces-Create new-Simulated device and select the card that you use at the target PC. This should allow you some basic testing of your program. Hope it helped

Message Edited by ceties on 03-19-2008 09:29 AM

[Alex_TS]

Hello everybody!

Thank you for your solutions. I already know your solutions. I was looking for something like RDA but for mx drivers.  If you do know something like this please reply :).

Best regards,
Alex S

[Brooks_C]

Hello Alex,

I believe that ceties has already suggested the best solution that doesn't involve installing LabVIEW on the remote computer.  I would just like to add that you could use this approach in conjunction with network shared variables so that the local computer can access the data directly.  Hopefully one of these two solutions will work for your application, but if not you may want to consider a deployable data acquisition setup such as a PXI or cRIO chassis which can easily be accessed through a network.

Cheers,

[Alex_TS]

Ok Brooks,

Thank you all for your answers!

Alex S.