program ni usb in linux

[robouser]

I am trying to program ni usb 6008 in ubuntu, any idea about how to code in c++ for this device in ubuntu

[Doug_L._Bear]

To use a USB-6008 with linux you will need to use DAQmx Base.  This will also install examples in /usr/local/natinst/nidaqmxbase/examples.

Doug 

Applications Engineer

National Instruments

[robouser]

I tried running the examples on ubuntu, but the libraries are not linked, also am  not able to detect the device

[Doug_L._Bear]

Ubuntu is not an officially supported platform of National Instruments, so that could be the issue that we are running into.

Supported Linux Platforms

[auerdoan]

It is now supported 2025

running on linux mint.  Im trying to install a basic usb 6008 trying to find the drivers

[ZYOng]

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@auerdoan wrote:

It is now supported 2025

running on linux mint.  Im trying to install a basic usb 6008 trying to find the drivers

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NI-DAQmx now supports Linux Desktop but does not support Linux Mint and USB-6008.

Reference: NI Hardware and Software Operating System Compatibility

[auerdoan]

Linux mint is built  Ubuntu. Mint built on this and customize the interface.

we are trying to install https://www.ni.com/en/support/downloads/drivers/download.ni-daqmx-base.html

nidaqmx base hopefully it works. I’ll let you know.

[rolfk]

NI-DAQmx Base is unsupported since a long time. I think they stopped doing anything for NI-DAQmx Base around 2016 when they focused on getting NI-DAQmx for Linux running. It's not likely that you can get NI-DAQmx Base working on a recent Linux distribution without some serious work.