FindResources not returning device

[KaySel]

Hi,

Me: Newbie to NI DAQ. 40 years development, hw and tech experience.

Board: USB-6501 (24ch DIO).

Tools: Visual Studio 2010, .Net 4.0., VB.Net

Task: Build Industrial IO application to read/set digital IO.

Observed: The newly installed USB-6501 device is listed in MAX, but not listed when using "FindResources" from the VB code as shown below.

Questions:

a) What is as a minimum needed NI software/drivers needed to read/set simple IO via USB-6501 from an VB.Net + Visual Studio application?

b) Is the below shown approach sensible / how should I get started?

c) If sensible, why is the device not listed as a resource?

Thanks!

Kay Seljeseth

[nyc_(is_out_of_here) · Accepted solution]

NI-DAQmx

[KaySel]

Every information I have found for Visual Studio and VB seems to be related to Measurement Studio. Is there any information related to creating a simple VB application directly to NI-DAQmx and the USB-6501 unit somewhere? I do not need tons of user controls and statistics. 🙂

Is Measurement Studio (MS) required for VB.Net programming?

Do I have to buy MS separately (I cant find it in VS after installing the NI-DAQmx sw)?

How about deployment to non-development computers that will run the production software?

[KaySel]

Issue solved. The DAQmx development support was not installed for the VS environment. There are quite a few settings in the install package to check/set. I am now able to read the pins using DAQmx directly and so far - so good.