No PXIe modules seen in project and one not detected by MAX

[Dr_Ian_Mc]

Hello there,

Preamble: I have a new PXIe-1071 chassis with an 8100 controller, 7961R FPGA with attached 6587 adapter, and a 6341 DAQ. I have been trying to install the needed systems to the PC to start programming this system but have only had limited success. I'm sorry to trouble you, person in the mist, but it has been two days and I've run though so many online guides they are blurring together.

Symptoms: Of my PXIe modules, all are seen in MAX except the 6341 DAQ. Also, when I open a new Project and add a new "Target and Device" the chassis can be added, but none of the modules appear.

System Context: I am on a Windows 10 computer running LabVIEW 2017 with FPGA and Real-Time Modules installed. Below you can see the state of MAX and the NI Licence Manager.

Thank you for any help or guidance you can lend. 

[Dr_Ian_Mc]

Additional System Context: When the Chassis turns on it displays the following text (among other things, but these are the last few lines):

"Initializing network...

System Web Server started

Welcome to LabVIEW Real-Time 17.0

NI-RIO Server 17.0 started successfully.

NI-VISA Server 17.0 started successfully."

[Jacobson-ni]

On your development computer, make sure you have NI-DAQmx and FlexRIO drivers installed. Then when you go to install software on your PXI controller, make sure that FlexRIO and NI-DAQmx (with all sub items) are selected and installed.

[Dr_Ian_Mc]

Thank you for the reply. I was missing the NI-DAQmx instillation on the PXI controller. They were on the PC just fine, but I did not know to install them on the PXI. 

If anyone else ends up reading this and looking for it, it is a right-click on "Software" in MAX to get to the "Add/Remove Software" option (see picture below).

Now my issue is still probably minor. As seen in the picture above, MAX recognizes the 6341, but in the project (pictured below) it does not appear and I do not know how to add it.

Thank you again for the assist.

[Jacobson-ni]

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 Now my issue is still probably minor. As seen in the picture above, MAX recognizes the 6341, but in the project (pictured below) it does not appear and I do not know how to add it. 

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I'm usually more on the FPGA side of things but from what I remember, DAQmx cards are not going to show up in the project but you should be able to see all of the available resources in the pull down menu of a DAQmx control/constant.

[Dr_Ian_Mc]

Got it. Thank you!

For others that may be lost, the pallet tree was:

Measurement IO >> DAQmx - Data Acquisition >> Channel Const

If at first it says "target disconnected" when trying to set the channel, rt-click the PXIe chassis in the project and connect. Then you should be able to Browse >> Create New >> MAX Channel and select the channel you want to have access to.