are USB DAQ boards (e.g. USB 6008) compatible with PC104 boards?

[nunzio]

Hi, I have been using USB-6008 boards for a while and I am very happy with them. I normally work on a standard PC with Windows XP, VB.NET, Labview, MAX etc. Now I need to develop a system which has to be portable, low weight, low cost, so I was thinking of using a PC104 board (this one for instance http://www.microcomputersystems.com/6354.htm) with Windows XP or XP embedded. Are there any compatibility issues with USB boards? Do you recommend any particular hardware? How much disk space will I need for the device driver?

Thanks

Nunzio

[LiciaP]

Hi Nunzio,

in general, all DAQ products are supported with PC104 systems, thus also USB devices.

To reduce the disk space required by the drivers (NI-DAQmx for USB-6008), you could install NI-DAQmx Run-Time Engine (downloadable from NI site) if you simply have to run applications developed with DAQmx (for example, it does not install MAX...).

Hope this will help!

Bye!

Licia