Is there a version of NI-DAQmx that supports the series E boards? I am try to get various properties from some series E boards that I am using. The only method that I have found to programmatically determine these properties is by using the NI-DAQmx API. The version I have is 9.0.2 and the series E stuff is not supported. I have made an attempt at using the API on these boards but I get a 200220 error. That error means that the device number can't be resolved. Maybe my code is at fault, though.. Included below are some of my code and observations. If I could get a version of NI-DAQmx that would play nicely with the series E that would be wonderful. Perhaps a different API (dll) would provide a solution as well. I do have to say that seeing the boards' serial number being reported in MAX is making me very determined to find a solution. Somehow NI is pulling this off!
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* Installed programs:
XP sp3
VB6 sp6
Traditional NI-DAQ 7.4.4
NI-DAQmx 9.0.2
MAX 4.6.1f0
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Reference: NI-DAQMX C API
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* Opening Object Browser displays how vb6 wants the function
*From Object Browser:
*Function DAQmxGetDevSerialNum(device As String, data As Long) As Long
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* Public Function declared in module
*Module:
*Option Explicit
*'this syntax from C : int32 __CFUNC DAQmxGetDevSerialNum(const char device[], uInt32 *data);
*Declare Function DAQmxGetDevSerialNum Lib "nicaiu.dll" (a As String, b As Long) As Long
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* Here is the test code:
*Form1:
*Dim sn As Long
*Private Sub Form_Load()
* Debug.Print Hex$(DAQmxGetDevSerialNum("7", sn))
* Debug.Print DAQmxGetDevSerialNum("7", sn)
*End Sub
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* Results:
