How can I use the National Instruments PCI-660x / PXI-660x series devices with Data Acquisition Toolbox 2.9 (R2006b)?

I would like to use the following NI PCI-660x / PXI-660x series devices with Data Acquisition Toolbox 2.9 (R2006b):

PCI-6601

PCI-6602

PXI-6602

PXI-6608

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This enhancement has been incorporated in Release 2007b (R2007b). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

National Instruments PCI-660x / PXI-660x series devices are not supported with NI-DAQmx drivers by Data Acquisition Toolbox 2.9 (R2006b).

To work around this issue, you can add limited support for these devices by modifying the device configuration file. In Data Acquisition Toolbox 2.9 (R2006b) it is only possible to add support for the Digital Input/Output subsystems. We are investigating the possibility of adding support for the Counter/Timer subsystem in a future release.

Alternatively, you can use the NI-DAQ Traditional drivers available from National Instruments.

To add support for Digital Input/Output subsystems using NI-DAQmx drivers, perform these steps:

1. Quit MATLAB.

2. Find the following file:

$MATLABROOT\toolbox\daq\daq\private\mwnidaqmx.ini

(where $MATLABROOT is the MATLAB root installation directory obtained by issuing:

matlabroot

at the MATLAB Command Prompt.)

3. Make a copy of this file and rename it to mwnidaqmx.ini.old.

4. Open the file mwnidaqmx.ini in a text editor, and add the following lines at the end of the file:

 [PCI-6601]

 hasAnalogInput   = false

 hasAnalogOutput  = false

 hasDigitalIO     = true

 digitalPortSize  = 32

 digitalPortCap   = 4

 [PCI-6602]

 hasAnalogInput   = false

 hasAnalogOutput  = false

 hasDigitalIO     = true

 digitalPortSize  = 32

 digitalPortCap   = 4

 [PXI-6602]

 hasAnalogInput   = false

 hasAnalogOutput  = false

 hasDigitalIO     = true

 digitalPortSize  = 32

 digitalPortCap   = 4

 [PXI-6608]

 hasAnalogInput   = false

 hasAnalogOutput  = false

 hasDigitalIO     = true

 digitalPortSize  = 32

 digitalPortCap   = 4

5. Save the file mwnidaqmx.ini and restart MATLAB.