Installation/uninstallation troubles, need help.

[Runawaycode]

I don't know exactly where to post this. I'm having trouble with installation, I need someone to give me a hint, since I'm losing a lot of time tryong to get things fixed.

My brief history of installation.

Installed time months ago LV8.2 + CVI + Measurement studio + (USB-IEEE488 driver) + DAQmx8.8 + serial_driver

everything's ok.

Wanting to try Automatic Report Generator, it say it need LV2010.

Ok, uninstall LV8.2, install LV2010.

DAQ and other external devices are lost.

Cannot install DAQmx8.8 because it says it's not compatible with LV2010, so I download DAQm9.2 core(150MB), but it doesn't work.Plus I had to uninstall DAQmx8.8 because required to do so.

I had trouble downloading other drivers from my company because the files are huge and files get corrupted along the way (!).

I've lost half a day uninstalling-installing-downloading-searching helpl on the site.

My question is basically:

I would like to run:

LV 2010

cDAQ-9217 + NI9215 + NI9211

Interface USB-IEEE488

RS232

Can please someone be so kind to tell me which drivers I have to download in order to run my stuff ?

I have a common PC, WinXPsp3.

PS. For NI staff: an automatic tool that as input takes the devices you want to run, and it says:" Don't worry man, download this and this" would be very appreciated

Thanks a lot.

[John_P1 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Sorry that you had to go through such a hassle with this.

If you want to develop with DAQmx you'll need to download and install the full driver with API support.  The Core installer just provides runtime and device support. 

After you install LabVIEW, you need to run the DAQmx installer so that you can include API support for your particular version of LabVIEW.

Best Regards,

[Runawaycode]

Hi thanks for your help.

The file you suggest me has been downloaded tonight. This morning I'm going to try it.

If you could help a litle bit more. Tonight  I also downloaded the huge file (3777MB) named dcd-aug10.exe.

It's labelled "device deriver" http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/2064/lang/en.

Can you tell me what it is about ? Do I need device drivers for my stuff ?

[JohnMc19]

Also I'd like to add the recommended way to install our software. Remove all hardware attached to your PC and then install LabVIEW, then additional modules and finally the drivers. This has solved many installation problems in the past. Hope you get your system up and running soon!

[Runawaycode]

All went ok after the installation of the DAQmx922.

Thanks for the help.

[JohnMc19]

Always happy to help, also it would be good to mark my answer as a solution to help others on the forum as well 🙂

[John_P1]

The Device Drivers download is the DVD that ships with LabVIEW which includes many other NI drivers (Scope, FGEN, etc.).  It sounds like all you needed for your application is DAQmx; I'm glad everything is up and running!

Best Regards,

[Runawaycode]

Thank you all, John P and JohnMc19.

You were supportive.

Now I'm having trouble with an Agilent 33210A via USB, a wave generator.

I can see it with MAX and it communicate, but when I use it with Visas, with ?IDN command I get an error.

I tried using IVI but yet I've not understood how I should use IVI instruments in my VI.

[Runawaycode]

Ok, my mistake !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did send to the instrument *IDN?\n string.

I copied and pasted from the MAX test panel.

Problem is \n should not be \n literally, but should be the new line command (one char) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

I got it when I saw that the test panel was sending 6 chars, and my write was returning 7 char..... when I investigated hat was my extra char ... ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

I think you guys where connected telepathically

Have a nice WE

[John_P1]

In LabVIEW you'll probably want to make your string controls and constants use ' \' Codes Display for your instrument control stuff.  This can be done by right-clicking the constant or control and selecting the following from the drop-down menu:

       

This way '\n' would correspond to the new line character.

Best Regards,