LabVIEW for Linux support on VXI hardware

[Kevin Valentine]

A potential client contacted me regarding a small project using VXI hardware under Linux. I'm considering using LabVIEW for Linux but I'm not too clear on NI's VXI driver support and whether they have a VI library for the particular hardware. I contacted NI tech support over the phone but they didn't have any answers. BTW, I've used LV with PCI and ISA DAQ boards under Windows and Linux but I've never used VXI.

Here is the hardware in question:
PCI/VXI-MXI-2(8026) - PCI to VXI bridge
VXI-AO-48XDC - 48 channel analog output board
VXI-MIO-64XE-10 - multifunction DAQ board

Anyone know what's involved in building a LV app for this system under Linux, i.e. what's NI's HW driver and LabVIEW support?

I've purchased LV 7.1 FDS for Linux for other projects. Do I have to buy anything else? I found this link on the NI site:
http://sine.ni.com/apps/we/nioc.vp?cid=10603〈=US

-kevin

PS: Sorry for the repost. I accidentally posted this to the LabVIEW forum.

[Shawn B.]

Kevin,

You will need NI-VXI/VISA for Linux part number 778131-01. The forums seemed to have removed the "〈" from the link so it is a good idea to preview your post 🙂 Hopefully you have read my reply to your other post but we can continue it here if you have further questions.

Shawn B.
National Instruments

[Shawn B.]

Kevin,

In my previous post I didn't notice you were using the VXI-AO-48XDC - 48, and VXI-MIO-64XE-10. These boards require the NI-DAQ driver in Windows, and unfortunately are not supported in Linux. Since they are obsolete there is no plan to develop a driver for Linux, so you might want to stick with Windows if you plan on using these boards.

Shawn B.
National Instruments