Creating USB6525 simulated device in max

Can we simulate usb6525 to develop an application while waiting for device to be delivered? Cant see in in the simulated devices list in MAX?
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If it's not there, then use other Digital I/O devices.
Adnan Zafar
Certified LabVIEW Architect
Coleman Technologies

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I'm trying to create a development machine where we can test new code without using our physical hardware. I've followed this guide in setting up a simulated device. I can get to step 3.2b, but the device does not show up in the DAQ assistant. In MAX, the device self tests and self calibrates successfully, and when I open the test panels, I see some sort of signal. I assume this is a default simulated input since I haven't told the device to look for anything? Note that the two devices I'm trying to create show up in the Devices and Interfaces section, but that even after running Self-Calibrate, the Self-Calibration date is still unspecified.
When I try to test the device and create a voltage input according to the guide, I am unable to see either device in the DAQ task creator.
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That would be because the PXI 5124 is a digitizer not a analog input device. You need to use the NI SCOPE driver not NI DAQmx
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Hi all,
I am using LV8.0 and MAX 4.0....
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I have same problem. I try to create a simulated NI DAQmx in MAX, but it is impossible. In create new dialog box, I cannot find any section like Simulated NI-DAQmx Device or Modular Instrument as shown in Figure. How can I add this section in MAX? I installed the latestversion of NI-DAQmx (9.8). Any way, when I click software section it show MAX Database Connection Error, I check the services of Window both NI Configuration Manager and NI Device Loader are running, I also check Window firewall and it also allow these NI program pass throught. I have no problem when installing LabView and NI-DAQmx Driver. Could you please help me?
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Incomplete simulated device list in MAX

I'm trying to create a simulated device (PXI-4071 DMM) using NI-DAQmx 8.9.5 but the list of instruments (see attached picture) contains far less than the list shown in the "NI-DAQmx Simulated Devices" tutorial. Most specifically, it doesn't contain the category "Digital Multimeters" where I'd expect to find the PXI-4071. What drives the list of available instruments? Are there device drivers I need to load to fill out the rest of the list?
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A DMM does not use DAQmx so that is why you would not see it listed. You use NI-DMM and it can be simulated if you use the IVI driver.
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"Install the latest DAQmx drivers. I am running 9.2.3 and it shows up."
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Why can't I see a simulated device in myDAQ assistant?

I have created a simulated device (cdaq 9174) in NI MAX.
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I am acquiring 6 channels of strain gauge data simultaneously through the SCXI-1000 chasis with the SCXI 1520 card. I want to create a synthetic input signal so I can test my programming structure. I created a simulated device and simulated channels, but I cannot figure out how to control the simulated signal that is being generated. I would like to be able to specify a waveform, frequency, and amplitude of the simulated data so that I can test some special cases of my application. i cannot use the 'simulate signal' subvi because my code needs to remain unchanged to truly test this. please let me know if this is possible through a simulated device. your help is much appreciated.
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jt,
You can write your own simulated signal source. Make a copy of the DAQ Read VI with a different name. This gives you a VI with the same connector pane so it can be substituted into your program. Open the simulation VI and remove all of the DAQ stuff. Put your simulation code in its place. Substitute the simulation VI for the DAQ Read VI in the main program.
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I'm hoping there's a way to do this.
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I open "Measurement and Automation Explorer".
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I am trying to simulate the DAQCard 6062E in Measurement and Automation Explorer. I have MAX ver 4.3 and NI-DAQmx ver 8.6 installed on a Vista OS. When trying to install simulated DAQ devices, there are no DAQCards listed as options for the E series. I don't know how to simulate this device if it won't show up in this menu.
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The 6062E (not the 6026 in your subject) shows up for me with the exact same versions of MAX and DAQmx.
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Obtain the determinate data from the NI-DAQmx Simulated Device

Dear All,
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Well it should be straightforward to rename a simulated cDAQ in MAX - right click on the simulated device in the navigation pane and select rename. However, when I try this it just keeps reverting back to the original automatically defined name. I've tried editing the "hostname" dialogue box as well, but that also just reverts back. I don't get any error message, and the simulated device is created just fine in the first place. I'm using MAX 14.0, LV 2014 etc from NI Developer Suite 2014 DS2.
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Hi AndyClegg,
My name is Mitchell Goon, from National Instruments Technical Support.
With regards to your queries:
You can rename devices in MAX to any name of your choosing, with the following guidelines:
Use any alphanumeric characters
Do not use non-alphanumeric characters, such as dashes, punctuation, or spaces.
You can use underscores within the name of the device, but you cannot use leading underscores, such as _Dev1.
You must use no more than 256 characters.
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As Citadel does not impose size limitations on databases. As such, your PC’s performance could be impacted as the database grows. You may wish to refer to the section “Database Size Considerations”, under “2. Citadel Database Structure” in the link below, which may be useful when using databases in Citadel:
http://www.ni.com/white-paper/6579/en/
Additionally, you may wish to refer to the following link, which may be useful in improving performance when using Citadel:
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/69F4CD6590F5DFDC86257B090050495F
I hope that this is the information you were looking for. If this is not the case, please do not hesitate to contact us and we would be more than happy to assist you.
Kind Regards,
Mitchell Goon
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