Data Acquisition Palette and PCI-6251

[Jim77215]

I'm trying to use the Data Acquisition palette to program pci-6229  DAQ hardware. I can utilize the hardware successfully using MAX, but  each time I try to program with the Data Acquisition vi's I get the error -10401, which states:

"NI-DAQ LV:  The specified device is not a National Instruments product, the driver does not support the device (for example, the driver was released before the device was supported), or the device has not been configured using the Measurement & Automation Explorer."

Any help appreciated...

[Dennis_Knutson]

It sounds like you are trying to use the traditional DAQ functions instead of DAQmx. Use the Measurement I/O>NI-DAQmx palette. The obsolete traditional functions do not work with an M series DAQ device.

[SophieL]

I am facing a similiar problem now, the difference is that I am using PCI-6251 and LabView 7.1. The vi was created using LabView 6.

MAX configured PCI-6251, but I still get the error message below:

Error -10401 occurred at AO Group Config

NI-DAQ LV:  The specified device is not a National Instruments product, the driver does not support the device (for example, the driver was released before the device was supported), or the device has not been configured using the Measurement & Automation Explorer.

Anybody can help me? Thanks.

[NIquist]

Which DAQ version is the VI using?  I think DAQmx came out around LV7 but it could have been earlier.

[SophieL]

The VI is using NI-DAQ 7.2.

LabView 7.1 (and previous LabView version?) is not supported by NI-DAQmx.

[Dennis_Knutson]

DAQmx was introduced with 7.0 so the old program was using traditional DAQ but of course the 6229 can only be used with DAQmx. The program will have to be rewritten.

[SophieL]

Can PCI-6251 use the traditional DAQ too?

I want to repoduce the VI used with the traditional DAQ, don't want to rewrite the program.

Thanks.

[NIquist]

Yup, the 6229 is an M-Series.  On the bright side, once you grok DAQmx you'll find it far superior to the traditional VIs.

[NIquist]

No, sorry.  6251 is also M-Series.

[SophieL]

Thanks for your reply.

I am using 6251 now.

Do you mean 6251 and LabView 7.1 both work with traditional DAQ and DAQmx?

What setup do I need to make the old VI created by LabView 6 work? 

Thanks again.