NI-DAQmx 8.6.1 - Windows 2000/Vista x64/Vista x86/XP

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Description

Thank you for using NI-DAQmx, version 8.6.1. This release resolves an issue that occurs when upgrading from NI-DAQmx version 8.6f5 through 8.6f11 to version 8.6f12. Updating to 8.6f12 may corrupt the Measurement and Automation Explorer configuration file causing a MAX database connection error when opening Measurement and Automation Explorer.

NI-DAQmx 8.6 is the latest measurement services software for your data acquisition and signal conditioning devices.

The following main features were added in NI-DAQmx 8.6:

• Newly supported devices in NI-DAQmx—NI 9402, NI PXI-4496, NI PXI-4498, NI PXI-6529, NI USB-6212, NI USB-6216, NI USB-6221 BNC, NI USB-6225 (Screw Terminal and Mass Termination), NI USB-6229 BNC, NI USB-6251 BNC, NI USB-6255 (Screw Terminal and Mass Termination), NI USB-6259 BNC, and NI USB-9237. Refer to Device Support in the NI-DAQ Readme for a complete list of devices.
• SensorDAQ—SensorDAQ is a bus-powered USB data acquisition device designed specifically for use with Vernier analog and digital sensors. Refer to vernier.com for more information on programming this device.
• NI LabVIEW 8.5 support in addition to LabVIEW 8.x and LabVIEW 7.1
• For NI 446x and NI 449x devices, if the raw data compression type is set to lossless packing and all channels in a task support hardware compression, hardware data compression is now enabled by default.
• TEDS support for the NI USB-9233 and NI USB-9237.
• In the DAQ Assistant, you can now use the Description tab to enter user-defined documentation for your channel or scale. You can save this documentation and access it programmatically.
• DAQ Assistant support for SignalExpress 2.5

Installation Instructions

Perform the following steps to install NI-DAQmx:

1. Download and run the self-extracting executable NIDAQ861.exe.
   This will install NI-DAQmx 8.6.1 and all necessary driver files.
2. Download and run the self-extracting executable DeviceDocs860.exe. (Linked Below)
   This will install the device documentation for the hardware supported in this release of NI-DAQ.

To conserve disk space you can delete your extracted files. It is recommended that you keep the extracted installation files in case you need to add features from the NI-DAQmx distribution in the future.

Install Notes

The NI-DAQmx installer is packaged as a self-extracting archive that will automatically launch the driver installer. By default, files are extracted to C:\National Instruments Downloads\NI-DAQmx\8.6.1\ and can be deleted to conserve disk space. It is recommended that you keep the extracted installation files in case you need to add features from the NI-DAQmx distribution in the future.

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