Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) Module Configuration

You must configure any National Instruments PXI Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) devices before you can access them from a LabVIEW Real-Time Module application targeted to the remote system. Complete the following steps to configure your data acquisition modules:

1. Configure your RT series PXI controller. Refer to Configuring Network Settings for more information.
2. Delete the C:\ni-rt\system\niconfig.daq file on the target. This file contains all the Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) configuration information. The system rebuilds it when you restart the controller. For information on accessing files on target machines, refer to Transferring User Files.
3. Restart the controller.
4. Test the DAQ module. If you are using SCXI, you must place this DAQ module in the last slot of the PXI chassis (slot 8 for the PXI-1010, slot 4 for the PXI-1011). To test the device, you must know the device number:
   1. In MAX, select Tools»Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) Configuration»Remote DAQ Configuration. Enter the IP address for your remote system and click OK.
   2. In the Remote DAQ Configuration Window, expand the list of Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) devices in your chassis. The DAQ modules and their device numbers appear.
   3. To test the DAQ module, refer to Using RDA to test Your DAQ Module. You can also download and run a VI from LabVIEW Real-Time that uses the device. For E Series DAQ devices, you can download and run a self-diagnostic VI.
5. To configure Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) and SCXI, you need to use Remote DAQ Configuration. In MAX, select Tools»Traditional NI DAQ (Legacy) Configuration»Remote DAQ Configuration. Enter the IP address for your remote system and click OK.
   1. In the Remote DAQ Configuration window, select SCXI Chassis and click Add.
   2. Select SCXI Chassis and click Next.
   3. Select your chassis and click Next.
   4. Enter your Chassis ID and Chassis Address. Make sure that the chassis ID and address match the DIP switch settings on the PXI-1010 chassis. The PXI-1011 chassis has no dip switches.
   5. Check the Control SCXI with Internal Bus box. If this entry is grayed out, make sure you have the proper pxisys.ini file on the RT Engine in C:\ni-rt\system and that you have restarted the controller after replacing it. Also make sure there is a DAQ Module in the last slot of the chassis and that the SCXI section of the chassis is powered on. Click Finish.
   6. Restart the controller to ensure that the new niconfig.daq file is loaded.
      
      If you are using SCXI, refer to Configuring SCXI on RT Systems on ni.com/support for more information on configuring your system. Also refer to the SCXI Troubleshooting Resource on ni.com/support for rules on configuring SCXI systems.
6. To test your SCXI RT system:
   1. Follow step 4 to connect your controlling DAQ devices through RDA and create virtual channels for your SCXI modules.
   2. Right-click a virtual channel in Data Neighborhood and select Test.