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Traditional NI-DAQ™ (Legacy) Installation Guide

This document explains how to install Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy). It also tells you where to find help for installing and configuring devices, cables, and accessories.

Installing Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy)

Install your driver software before installing new hardware devices so Windows can detect your device.

  1. Install your NI application software.
  2. Insert the Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) CD. The Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) installer should open automatically. If not, select Start»Run. Enter x:\autorun.exe, where x is the letter of the CD drive. For troubleshooting instructions, refer to the Hardware Installation/Configuration Troubleshooter at ni.com/support/install.
  3. Install the software.
    • Install copies the software and/or documentation files onto your hard drive. Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) software documentation is installed when you install the driver software.
    • View opens the device documentation so that you can find, view, and print documents without installing them.

  4. ⚠️ Caution: Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) 7.x or later cannot exist on the same system with versions of NI-DAQ previous to version 7.0.

    Install the support files. The Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) installer detects the NI software installed on the system and automatically selects the latest versions of the driver, application software, and language support files from the CD. Verify that the installer detected and selected the correct support files and version number.

    If you install Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) before installing NI application software version 7.x or later, you must run the Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) installer again to install the correct application software support.

  5. Click Next at the prompts.
  6. Click Finish.
  7. When the Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) installer completes, a message opens asking if you want to exit, shut down, or restart.
    • Exit to install more NI software or documentation.
    • Install online documentation for supported devices and accessories, including PDF and help files describing device terminals, specifications, features, and operation. Reinsert the Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) CD to reopen the installer screen. Select Install Device Documentation.
    • If you are using a MXI-3 link from a PC to control a PXI chassis, exit and install the MXI-3 software, available at ni.com/downloads, before using the DAQ device.
    • Shut Down if you are ready to install your device.
    • Restart if you are using a system running the LabVIEW Real-Time Module. Download Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) to the target using Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX). Refer to the Measurement & Automation Explorer Remote Systems Help by selecting Help»Help Topics»Remote Systems.

Installing and Configuring Devices, Cables, and Accessories

For help installing devices, cables, and accessories, refer to the DAQ Getting Started Guide, which is available from Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQ»DAQ Getting Started Guide.

To configure devices, use Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX), which is installed with Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy). For instructions on configuring devices, refer to the NI-DAQ Readme at Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQ»NI-DAQ Readme. The Readme also lists devices supported in Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy).

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