We've got a lab where they have recently installed 32-bit Windows 7 on an old computer and reinstalled LabVIEW. I believe that the version they installed is 8.5, or thereabouts. They also installed NI DAQmx.
The comoputer has an NI PCI6229 installed, cabled to a SCXI-1000 chassis with four SCXI 1143 modules, each with a SCXI 1305 module attached.
I've manually added the chassis in NI-MAX but ic won't autoscan the modules. If I add the modules manually it tells me that it is expecting to see the 1143s but can't. If I try to reset the chassis it gives me an error with helpful suggestions line check to see that the cable is attached (which it is). The light is on on the chassis, I've checked the address - still set at the default of 0.
Unfortunately the tech that set the system up initially is no longer here. I didn't do the installation, I just got called in to try to get it working.
How do I isolate the problem? This is all hardware that was working previously and LabVIEW itself seems to run OK so my first inclination is to look at DAQmx or something on the software side. Is there an easy way to tell whether DAQmx is working and seeing the PCI6229?