NI-DAQmx 14.5.1 Readme

March 2015

This file contains important information about NI-DAQmx, including installation instructions and known issues. NI-DAQmx 14.5.1 addresses issues for USB DAQ devices, CompactDAQ controllers, and the NI PXIe-4339. Refer to Bug Fixes for additional information.

Readme Updates

Operating System Support

System Requirements

Application Software Support

Product Security and Critical Updates

Driver Version Naming Changes

Device Support in NI-DAQmx

Important Notice: Microsoft Hotfix for USB DAQ Devices and Windows XP

Known Issues

Bug Fixes

Automating the Installation of NI Products

How to Use NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.x

NI-DAQmx Drops Support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 in 2016

Legal Information

NI-DAQmx Readme Updates

Refer to the National Instruments website for any updates to the current NI-DAQmx readme.

Operating System Support

The following operating systems are supported in NI-DAQmx 14.5.1:

• Windows 8.0/8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Windows Vista Business edition, Service Pack (SP) 1 or greater (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Windows XP, SP3 or greater (32-bit)
• Windows Server 2003 R2, SP2 or greater (32-bit)
• Windows Server 2008 R2, SP1 or greater (64-bit, not supported on Server Core Role)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)

Note  Support for Windows Server 2003 R2 may require disabling physical address extensions (PAE). To learn how this might affect your use of Windows Server 2003 and what actions you might have to take, visit ni.com/info and enter the info code PAESupport.

Caution  If you plan to perform an upgrade of your system from a prior version of Microsoft Windows to Microsoft Windows Vista, you are required to uninstall all National Instruments software prior to performing the upgrade. After the upgrade has been completed, you can reinstall your National Instruments software.

To find and download an earlier version of NI-DAQmx that supports other operating systems, refer to ni.com/downloads.

NI-DAQmx does not support guest accounts on Windows 7/Vista/XP. You must log into an administrative or user account to use NI-DAQmx on these OSes.

System Requirements

System Use	RAM	Processor
Development	1 GB	Pentium IV or later
Deployment	256 MB	Pentium III/Celeron 600 MHz or Equivalent

Application Software Support

The following table lists the application software versions supported by NI-DAQmx. If you are not using application software, refer to Microsoft Visual Studio Support.

Application Software	Versions Supported by NI-DAQmx and the DAQ Assistant
LabVIEW	2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014
LabVIEW Real-Time Module	2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014
LabWindows/CVI	8.5, 9.0, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013
LabWindows/CVI Real-Time Module	8.5, 9.0, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013
Measurement Studio	8.5, 8.6, 8.9, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013
SignalExpress	2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014

Measurement Studio Examples

The directories that the Measurement Studio examples install to depends on which component is installed, the version of Visual Studio or the .NET Framework the example supports, the version of Measurement Studio installed, and the operating system. For detailed information on examples for Measurement Studio, refer to Where To Find Examples in the NI Measurement Studio Help.

Microsoft Visual Studio Support

The following table lists the programming languages and Microsoft Visual Studio versions supported by this version of NI-DAQmx. Earlier versions of NI-DAQmx support other application software and language versions.

Programming Language	Visual Studio Versions Supported by NI-DAQmx
ANSI C	2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, and 2012
.NET Framework 4.0 Languages (Visual C# .NET and Visual Basic .NET)	2010
.NET Framework 4.5 Languages (Visual C# .NET and Visual Basic .NET)	2012
.NET Framework 4.5.1 Languages (Visual C# .NET and Visual Basic .NET)	2013

For information on Visual Studio compatibility with earlier versions of NI-DAQmx, refer to ni.com/info and enter the info code NETlegacydrivers. To find and download an earlier version of a driver, refer to ni.com/downloads.

Support for 64-bit applications is available in NI-DAQmx 9.2.3 and later for Visual Studio 2010 support, NI-DAQmx 9.6.2 and later for Visual Studio 2012 support, and NI-DAQmx 14.5 and later for Visual Studio 2013.

Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about National Instruments products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from National Instruments.

Driver Version Naming Changes

NI-DAQmx versions are now aligned with the versions of major NI application software products. This alignment gives you information about the year the driver was released and the most recent software version the driver was designed to work with. Driver versions now start with a two-digit year indicator: <ProductName><Year-BasedVersion>. For example, NI-DAQmx 14.0 is the version released with LabVIEW 2014. The last version released under the old numbering scheme is NI-DAQmx 9.9. The first version released under the new numbering scheme is NI-DAQmx 14.0.

Device Support in NI-DAQmx

The following lists detail the devices supported in NI-DAQmx. Device support is divided into the following categories:

• Devices Supported in NI-DAQmx
• Devices Not Supported in NI-DAQmx on the 64-Bit Versions of Windows 8.x/7/Vista

For MXI-3 and MXI-4 OS-specific support information, refer to KB 45MA9LF7, Is MXI-3 Supported In Windows Vista or Windows 7?.

Devices Supported in NI-DAQmx

The following lists detail the devices supported in NI-DAQmx. Device support is divided into the following categories:

Note  In the device support tables that follow, a ✓ indicates that the device is supported, a blank cell indicates that the device either does not exist or is not supported in NI-DAQmx, and an X indicates that the device is no longer supported in NI-DAQmx.

• X Series DAQ
• M Series DAQ
• E Series DAQ
• S Series DAQ
• SC Express
• SC Express Accessories
• C Series, Network DAQ, and USB DAQ
• CompactDAQ Chassis
• CompactDAQ Controllers
• AO Series
• Digital I/O
• TIO Series
• Dynamic Signal Acquisition
• SC Series DAQ
• Switches
• SCXI Chassis
• SCXI Modules
• TEDS Interface
• Academic Devices
• Legacy DAQ Devices
• Low-Cost USB Devices

For MXI-3 and MXI-4 OS-specific support information, refer to KB 45MA9LF7, Is MXI-3 Supported In Windows Vista or Windows 7?.

X Series DAQ

The following X Series DAQ devices are supported:

Device	PCIe	PXIe	USB
NI 6320	✓
NI 6321	✓
NI 6323	✓
NI 6341	✓	✓	✓
NI 6343	✓		✓
NI 6345		✓
NI 6351	✓		✓
NI 6353	✓		✓
NI 6355		✓
NI 6356		✓	✓
NI 6358		✓
NI 6361	✓	✓	✓
NI 6363	✓	✓	✓
NI 6365		✓
NI 6366		✓	✓
NI 6368		✓
NI 6375		✓

M Series DAQ

The following M Series DAQ devices are supported:

Device	PCI	PCIe	PXI	PXIe	USB
NI 6210/11/12/15/16/18					✓
NI 6220	✓		✓
NI 6221	✓		✓		✓
NI 6224	✓		✓
NI 6225	✓		✓		✓
NI 6229	✓		✓		✓
NI 6230/32/33/36/38/39	✓		✓
NI 6250	✓		✓
NI 6251	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
NI 6254	✓		✓
NI 6255	✓		✓		✓
NI 6259	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
NI 6280	✓		✓
NI 6281	✓		✓		✓
NI 6284	✓		✓
NI 6289	✓		✓		✓

E Series DAQ

The following E Series DAQ devices are supported.

Device	PCMCIA	PCI	PXI
NI 6023E		✓
NI 6024E*	✓	✓
NI 6025E		✓	✓
NI 6030E			✓
NI 6031E		✓	✓
NI 6032E/33E/34E/35E		✓
NI 6036E*	✓	✓
NI 6040E			✓
NI 6052E		✓	✓
NI 6062E*	✓
NI 6070E			✓
NI 6071E		✓	✓
NI PCI-MIO-16E-1		✓
NI PCI-MIO-16E-4		✓
NI PCI-MIO-16XE-10	X	✓
NI PCI-MIO-16XE-50	X	✓
* PCMCIA versions are not supported on 64-bit versions of Windows 8.x/7/Vista

S Series DAQ

The following S Series DAQ devices are supported:

Device	PCI	PXI	PXIe
NI 6110	✓
NI 6111	✓
NI 6115	✓	✓
NI 6120	✓	✓
NI 6122	✓	✓
NI 6123	✓	✓
NI 6124			✓
NI 6132	✓	✓
NI 6133	✓	✓
NI 6143	✓	✓
NI 6154	✓

SC Express

The following SC Express devices are supported:

Device	PXIe
NI 4300	✓
NI 4322	✓
NI 4330	✓
NI 4331	✓
NI 4339	✓
NI 4353	✓
NI 4357	✓

SC Express Accessories

The following SC Express terminal blocks and other accessories are supported:

Device	Supported Accessory
NI 4300	NI TB-4300, NI TB 4300B, NI CAL-4300B
NI 4322	NI TB-4322
NI 4330	NI TB-4330
NI 4339	NI TB-4339, NI TB-4339B, NI TB-4339C, NI RM-4339
NI 4353	NI TB-4353, NI TC-4353, NI CAL-4353
NI 4357	NI TB-4357

C Series, Network DAQ, and USB DAQ

The following C Series, Network DAQ, and USB DAQ devices are supported:

Device	CompactDAQ Chassis*	Legacy Chassis and Carriers
		NI ENET/WLS-9163	NI USB-9162	NI cDAQ-9172
NI 9201	✓		✓	✓
NI 9203	✓			✓
NI 9205	✓	✓		✓
NI 9206	✓	✓		✓
NI 9207	✓			✓
NI 9208	✓			✓
NI 9209	✓
NI 9211†	✓	✓	✓	✓
NI 9212	✓
NI 9213	✓	✓	✓	✓
NI 9214	✓
NI 9215†	✓	✓	✓	✓
NI 9216	✓
NI 9217	✓			✓
NI 9218	✓
NI 9219	✓	✓	✓	✓
NI 9220	✓
NI 9221	✓		✓	✓
NI 9222	✓
NI 9223	✓
NI 9225	✓			✓
NI 9226	✓
NI 9227	✓			✓
NI 9229	✓		✓	✓
NI 9230	✓
NI 9232	✓
NI 9233	✓		✓	✓
NI 9234	✓	✓	✓	✓
NI 9235	✓			✓
NI 9236	✓			✓
NI 9237	✓	✓	✓	✓
NI 9237 (DSUB)	✓			✓
NI 9238	✓
NI 9242	✓
NI 9244	✓
NI 9246	✓
NI 9247	✓
NI 9239	✓		✓	✓
NI 9263	✓		✓	✓
NI 9264	✓		✓	✓
NI 9265	✓		✓	✓
NI 9269	✓			✓
NI 9344	✓
NI 9361	✓
NI 9375	✓
NI 9401	✓			✓
NI 9402	✓			✓
NI 9403	✓			✓
NI 9411	✓			✓
NI 9421	✓	✓	✓	✓
NI 9422	✓			✓
NI 9423	✓			✓
NI 9425	✓			✓
NI 9426	✓			✓
NI 9435	✓			✓
NI 9437	✓
NI 9469	✓
NI 9472	✓	✓	✓	✓
NI 9474	✓			✓
NI 9475	✓			✓
NI 9476	✓			✓
NI 9477	✓			✓
NI 9478	✓			✓
NI 9481	✓	✓	✓	✓
NI 9482	✓
NI 9485	✓			✓
* Does not include the NI cDAQ-9172.
† The NI USB-9211A and NI USB-9215A (C Series modules with a bundled NI USB-9162) are supported in NI-DAQmx. The NI USB-9211 and NI USB-9215 (C Series modules with a bundled NI USB-9161) are not supported in NI-DAQmx.

CompactDAQ Chassis

The following CompactDAQ chassis are supported:

CompactDAQ Chassis	Ethernet	USB	Wireless
NI cDAQ-9171*		✓
NI cDAQ-9172		✓
NI cDAQ-9174*		✓
NI cDAQ-9178*		✓
NI cDAQ-9181	✓
NI cDAQ-9184	✓
NI cDAQ-9188	✓
NI cDAQ-9188XT	✓
NI cDAQ-9191	✓		✓
* Support for this chassis was added in the LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2012. Refer to CompactDAQ Controllers for additional version compatibility.

CompactDAQ Controllers

The following CompactDAQ controllers are supported:

CompactDAQ Chassis	WES7	Real Time
NI cDAQ-9132*	✓	✓
NI cDAQ-9133*	✓	✓
NI cDAQ-9134*	✓	✓
NI cDAQ-9135*	✓	✓
NI cDAQ-9138†	✓	✓
NI cDAQ-9139†	✓	✓
* Real-time support for this controller was added in the LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2014.
† Real-time support for this controller was added in the LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2012.

AO Series

The following AO Series devices are supported:

Device	DAQCard	PCI	PXI
NI 6703		✓
NI 6704		✓	✓
NI 6711		✓	✓
NI 6713		✓	✓
NI 6715*	✓
NI 6722		✓	✓
NI 6723		✓	✓
NI 6731		✓
NI 6733		✓	✓
* Not supported on 64-bit versions of Windows 8.x/7/Vista

Digital I/O

The following digital I/O devices are supported.

Device	DAQCard	PCI	PCIe	PXI	PXIe	USB
NI 6501						✓
NI 6503		✓
NI 6508				✓
NI 6509		✓	✓	✓		✓
NI 6510		✓
NI 6511		✓		✓
NI 6512		✓		✓
NI 6513		✓		✓
NI 6514		✓		✓
NI 6515		✓		✓
NI 6516		✓
NI 6517		✓
NI 6518		✓
NI 6519		✓
NI 6520		✓		✓
NI 6521		✓		✓
NI 6525						✓
NI 6527		✓		✓
NI 6528		✓		✓
NI 6529				✓
NI 6533	X	✓		✓
NI 6534		✓		✓
NI 6535			✓		✓
NI 6535B			✓
NI 6536			✓		✓
NI 6536B			✓
NI 6537			✓		✓
NI 6537B			✓
NI DIO-24*	✓
NI DIO-32HS		✓
NI DIO-96		✓
* Not supported on 64-bit versions of Windows 8.x/7/Vista

TIO Series

The following TIO series devices are supported:

Device	PCI	PCIe	PXI	PXIe
NI 6601	✓
NI 6602	✓		✓
NI 6608			✓
NI 6612		✓		✓
NI 6614				✓
NI 6624	✓		✓

Dynamic Signal Acquisition (DSA)

The following DSA devices are supported:

Device	PCI	PXI	PXIe	USB
NI 4431				✓
NI 4432				✓
NI 4461	✓	✓
NI 4462	✓	✓
NI 4463			✓
NI 4464			✓
NI 4472/B	✓	✓
NI 4474	✓
NI 4492			✓
NI 4495		✓
NI 4496		✓	✓
NI 4497			✓
NI 4498		✓	✓
NI 4499			✓
NI 4610			✓

SC Series DAQ

The following SC Series DAQ devices are supported:

Device	PXI
NI 4200	✓
NI 4204	✓
NI 4220	✓
NI 4224	✓

Switches

Note  As of NI-DAQmx 14.5, the NI-DAQmx Switch API is obsolete and is no longer recommended for new applications. For more information, refer to ni.com/info and enter the info code switchdriverconsiderations.

The following switches are supported:

Device	PCI	PXI	PXIe
NI 4021	✓	✓
NI 2501		✓
NI 2503		✓
NI 2510		✓
NI 2512		✓	✓
NI 2514		✓	✓
NI 2515		✓	✓
NI 2520		✓
NI 2521		✓
NI 2522		✓
NI 2523		✓
NI 2527		✓	✓
NI 2529		✓	✓
NI 2530		✓
NI 2531		✓	✓
NI 2532		✓	✓
NI 2533		✓
NI 2534		✓
NI 2535		✓
NI 2536		✓
NI 2540		✓	✓
NI 2541		✓	✓
NI 2542		✓	✓
NI 2543		✓	✓
NI 2544		✓	✓
NI 2545		✓
NI 2546		✓
NI 2547		✓
NI 2548		✓
NI 2549		✓
NI 2554		✓
NI 2555		✓
NI 2556		✓
NI 2557		✓
NI 2558		✓
NI 2559		✓
NI 2564		✓
NI 2565		✓
NI 2566		✓
NI 2567		✓
NI 2568		✓
NI 2569		✓	✓
NI 2570		✓
NI 2571		✓
NI 2575		✓	✓
NI 2576		✓
NI 2584		✓
NI 2585		✓
NI 2586		✓
NI 2590		✓
NI 2591		✓
NI 2593		✓	✓
NI 2594		✓
NI 2595		✓
NI 2596		✓
NI 2597		✓
NI 2598		✓
NI 2599		✓
NI 2720		✓
NI 2722		✓
NI 2725			✓
NI 2727			✓
NI 2800		✓
NI 2790			✓
NI 2796		✓
NI 2797		✓
NI 2798		✓
NI 2799		✓
NI 2810		✓
NI 2811		✓
NI 2812		✓
NI 2813		✓
NI 2814		✓
NI 2815		✓
NI 2816		✓
NI 2817		✓
NI 2833		✓
NI 2834		✓
NI 2865		✓

SCXI Chassis

The following SCXI Chassis are supported:

• NI PXI-1010
• NI PXI-1011
• NI PXI-1050
• NI PXI-1052
• NI SCXI-1000/DC
• NI SCXI-1001

SCXI Modules

The following SCXI modules are supported:

• NI SCXI-1100
• NI SCXI-1102
• NI SCXI-1102B/C
• NI SCXI-1104/C
• NI SCXI-1112
• NI SCXI-1120/D
• NI SCXI-1121
• NI SCXI-1122
• NI SCXI-1124
• NI SCXI-1125
• NI SCXI-1126
• NI SCXI-1127
• NI SCXI-1128
• NI SCXI-1129
• NI SCXI-1130
• NI SCXI-1140
• NI SCXI-1141
• NI SCXI-1142
• NI SCXI-1143
• NI SCXI-1160
• NI SCXI-1161
• NI SCXI-1162
• NI SCXI-1162HV
• NI SCXI-1163
• NI SCXI-1163R
• NI SCXI-1166
• NI SCXI-1167
• NI SCXI-1169
• NI SCXI-1175
• NI SCXI-1190
• NI SCXI-1191
• NI SCXI-1192
• NI SCXI-1193
• NI SCXI-1194
• NI SCXI-1195
• NI SCXI-1314T
• NI SCXI-1502
• NI SCXI-1503
• NI SCXI-1520
• NI SCXI-1521/B
• NI SCXI-1530
• NI SCXI-1531
• NI SCXI-1540
• NI SCXI-1581
• NI SCXI-1600 (Not supported on 64-bit versions of Windows 8.x/7/Vista)

TEDS Interface

The following TEDS devices are supported:

Academic Devices

The following academic devices are supported:

Legacy DAQ Devices

The following legacy DAQ devices (also called B Series devices) are supported:

Device	DAQ Pad	PCI	USB
NI DAQPad-6015*	✓
NI DAQPad-6016*	✓
NI PCI-6010		✓
NI PCI-6013		✓
NI PCI-6014		✓
SensorDAQ			✓
* Not supported on 64-bit versions of Windows 8.x/7/Vista

Low-Cost USB

The following low-cost USB devices (also called B Series devices) are supported:

Device	USB
NI 6000	✓
NI 6001	✓
NI 6002	✓
NI 6003	✓
NI 6008	✓
NI 6009	✓
NI TC01	✓

Devices Not Supported in NI-DAQmx on the 64-Bit Versions of Windows 8.x/7/Vista

The following devices are supported in NI-DAQmx on the 32-bit versions of Windows 8.x/7/Vista. They are not supported on the 64-bit versions of Windows 8.x/7/Vista:

• NI DAQCard-6024E 200 kS/s, 12-bit, 16 analog input channel, two analog output channel, 8 digital I/O line, two counter/timer device
• NI DAQCard-6036E 200 kS/s, 16-bit, 16 analog input channel, two analog output channel, 8 digital I/O line, two counter/timer device
• NI DAQCard-6062E 500 kS/s, 12-bit, 16 analog input channel device
• NI DAQCard-6715 for PCMCIA 1 MS/s 12-bit analog output device
• NI DAQCard-DIO-24 for PCMCIA 24-channel 5V/TTL/CMOS digital I/O device
• NI DAQPad-6015 for USB
• NI DAQPad-6015 for USB (BNC)
• NI DAQPad-6015 for USB (Mass Termination)
• NI DAQPad-6016 for USB
• NI SCXI-1600 USB module

Important Notice: Microsoft Hotfix for USB DAQ Devices and Windows XP

If you are using NI-DAQmx with a USB DAQ device on Windows XP, you should install the Microsoft hotfix reported in Microsoft Knowledge Base 969238.

Refer to previous NI-DAQmx readmes, available on ni.com/drivers, for issues fixed in earlier versions of NI-DAQmx.

Known Issues

You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the National Instruments website for an up-to-date list of known issues in NI-DAQmx.

Bug Fixes

The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in NI-DAQmx 14.5.1. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of the NI-DAQmx 14.5.1. If you have a CAR ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed.

CAR ID	Summary
517452	Rare system crash on USB DAQ devices on Windows XP
517937	Hang on DAQmx Stop Task on Simultaneous USB X Series Devices, especially when using reference-triggered tasks
516270	Memory leak on Linux RT cDAQ controllers when configuring buffers under 4 MB
515344	Rare system crash while restarting a task on network DAQ devices
518325	NI PXIe-4339 calibration adjustment returns error -50003 in NI-DAQmx 14.5
520450	RT Software installation dialog has some firmware items misplaced