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DAQCard-AI-16XE-50 XP64

Hi all,

 

I have an old 16XE-50 PCMCIA card from ages ago and want to use it with my Win XP64 machine. I've tried Nidaq 7.4 drivers but it just won't recognise the card. It's a while since I've used this stuff, so I forget if I'm supposed to install the card via Windows install or not, I don't recall doing it back when I used it originally 10 years ago, and I'm not even sure if this is going to work on an XP64 machine. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

Stu Maxwell

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Hi Stu,

 

You may need to manually update the driver to get the card recognized under Windows XP-64.  Try the following steps:

 

Try having the Hardware Wizard search for the driver file:

 

0. Ensure you have Traditional NI-DAQ installed:  NI-DAQ
1. Open the Device Manager (Start » Control Panel » System » Hardware). 
2. In the Device Manager, right click on "Simple Communications Controller" under "Other Devices" and go to "Properties." 
3. Click on the "Update Driver" button. 
4. Click next on the first panel. 
5. Select "Search for a suitable driver." 

6. Attempt to automatically install a driver.
6. If the automatic installation does not work, select "Specify a location." 
7. Use the browse button to navigate to c:\ and click OK. This will tell Windows to search that location for the driver. You may need to specify a more specific location.  Perform a search for nidaq in Windows Explorer and specify the location it returns.
8. Once the driver is found, click Next, then Finish. 

Please let me know your results.

| Zach J. | Systems Engineer, HIL and Test Cells | National Instruments |
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Hi Zac,

 

Thanks for the info. I tried this with NiDAQ 7.4 as I want VB6 support, no luck, it couldn't find a .inf file containing the drivers it needed. I searched C: for all .inf files and there was nothing from NI at all. Any ideas?

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Hi Stumax,

 

Since this is a Traditional NI-DAQ device, have you tried right-clicking the Devices and Interfaces category in NI Measurement and Automation Explorer (NI-MAX) and selecting Create New?  Under those options, you may be able to see your device listed under Traditional NI-DAQ Device.  If it is not listed there, does the Device Manager in Windows correctly identify the card?  If there is a yellow icon beside it, we may need to look at different drivers for its support.

| Zach J. | Systems Engineer, HIL and Test Cells | National Instruments |
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Hi Stu,

 

This page lists the NI drivers that support Windows XP Professional x64 Edition: What National Instruments Products are Compatible with the 64-bit Windows XP x64 Operating System?

 

Traditional NI-DAQ does not support any 64-bit versions of Windows.

 

NI-DAQmx supports the 64-bit versions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. However, it does not support PCMCIA devices on 64-bit Windows, and does not support the DAQCard-AI-16XE-50 at all.

 

Brad

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Brad Keryan
NI R&D
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Sorry for taking so long to reply, we had a baby since then so kinda busy!

 

I've built up a PC using an ASUS M2N-MX motherboard and Athlon X2 CPU, using win XP SP2. I'm using a PCI cardbus PCMCIA cardbus adapter, made by Eagletec but compatible with a Rico 5C475, it has installed OK with no errors. When I install the 16XE50 I get the usual Windows found a new hardware item stuff, install from a known location as a DAQ AI-16XE-50 but it fails to start the device (it says "This device cannot start. Code 10"). I'm using Nidaq v 7.44, the driver file version shwon by device manager is 2.0.0f0, dated 2007. Any ideas?

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You have the latest driver for the card you are using, so in theory, things should be working!  You could try reinstalling or repairing the drivers to see if that may be an issue, but I think the adapter you are using may be causing some kind of communications issue.  Have you been in contact with the manufacturer of the adapter to see if they have encountered this error before?  My research on the "Code 10" error from Microsoft does not provide much information.  It simply states that the driver is unable to communicate properly with the card, which makes me suspect the adapter might be having some trouble.  I would suggest getting in contact with the manufacturer of the adapter to see if they are able to do anything to help.  Is there a computer with a native PCMCIA slot you can test the device on to ensure it is working properly?

| Zach J. | Systems Engineer, HIL and Test Cells | National Instruments |
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