Why does the Data Acquisition Toolbox 2.5.1 (R14SP1) recognize my National Instruments PCI-6036E as a DAQCard-6036E?

I have installed a National Instruments PCI-6036E card on my system. When I run the command

daqhwinfo('nidaq')

I receive the output

 adaptorInfo =

            AdaptorDllName: 

 'C:\MATLAB7.1\toolbox\daq\daq\private\mwnidaq.dll'

         AdaptorDllVersion: '2.5.1 (R14SP1)'

               AdaptorName: 'nidaq'

                BoardNames: {'DAQCard-6036E'}

         InstalledBoardIds: {'1'}

     ObjectConstructorName: {1x3 cell}

Based on this output, it appears that my card is being recognized as a DAQCard-6036E.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The cause of this behavior is due to National Instrument's reuse of the ID codes for the PCI-6036E and DAQCard-6036E (i.e., they both report board type 348). The Data Acquisition Toolbox cannot distinguish between the two cards, so both boards are specified as DAQCard-6036E cards.