What is NI-DAQmx current version? 9.7.0 vs 9.6.2

[carlox]

Hi all... I'm puzzled. I found NI-DAQmx version 9.7.0 released on February 25, 2013  and NI-DAQmx version 9.6.2 released on March 4, 2013.

Reading "readme" files does not clarify.

What's going on ? Two teams that does not talk with each other ?

[PackersFan]

9.6.2 appears to be a port to support Windows 8 (which 9.7 does not).

[carlox]

Really ?

Product Line: Multifunction DAQ
Version: 9.7
Release date: 02-25-2013
Software type: Driver
Operating system: Windows 8 32-bit; Windows 8 64-bit; Windows 7 64-bit; Windows 7 32-bit; Windows Vista 64-bit; Windows Vista 32-bit; Windows XP 32-bit; Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit; Windows Server 2003 R2 32-bit

[MarkGrot]

9.7 is the current version of DAQmx and has new device and feature support compared to 9.6.2.  I'm not sure off the top of my head why 9.6.2 has a more recent date.

[carlox]

That was what I believed until today, when the NI Updater popped up proposing 9.6.2 as new version.

Just to recap, in chronological order:

From  http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/3811

Download Language: English; Chinese (Simplified); Korean; German; Japanese; French
Product Line: Multifunction DAQ
Version: 9.7
Release date: 02-25-2013
Software type: Driver
Operating system: Windows 8 32-bit; Windows 8 64-bit; Windows 7 64-bit; Windows 7 32-bit; Windows Vista 64-bit; Windows Vista 32-bit; Windows XP 32-bit; Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit; Windows Server 2003 R2 32-bit

From http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/3830

Download Language: Chinese (Simplified); English; Korean; German; Japanese; French
Product Line: Multifunction DAQ
Version: 9.6.2
Release date: 03-04-2013
Software type: Driver
Operating system: Windows 8 32-bit; Windows 8 64-bit; Windows 7 64-bit; Windows 7 32-bit; Windows Vista 64-bit; Windows Vista 32-bit; Windows XP 32-bit; Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit; Windows Server 2003 64-bit

[Steven_K. · Accepted solution]

DAQmx 9.7 is still the latest version with the newest device and API support. The "Release Date" refers to the post to web date and it may not correspond to the versioning scheme.

We will be pushing DAQmx 9.6.2 with Update Service and the LabVIEW 2012 SP1 Driver DVD. DAQmx 9.7 will only be offered as a web download or included as a DVD with hardware that requires it for support.

[carlox]

Thanks for the reply.

The reason because you are pushing an outdated version is something that goes beyond my understanding.