Help, Ni-Daq channel names and labview program error 10001?

Question

Can anyone please help me, I have inherited a role that I know nothing about. I have managed to get an NT pc to now recognise the SC-2345 board, set up and configure two channels and test them in Measurement and Automation program, this I managed after getting error 10401 and looking within these message boards which are very good.
I have then started a labview program, previously written by ex-employee, and now get error 10001, after trawling the FAQ and forums I think that I have a naming error in the virtual channels created, how do I find out what the channels should be named within the Labview program, do I need to load an editor etc and then open a config file?
Sorry if this seams like a simple error, but I am trying to learn the software from a book that is a little tattered.
Regards

Answer 1

Hi,
  error 10001 can be caused by a few things including an incorrect scanning order.
If you'd like to post your code back onto here (or if it's large, ftp it to ftp.ni.com/incoming and let use know the name of the zip file you've packaged it into), then we can see what the DAQ section is supposed to be doing and hopefully provide some clues as to where to look for the information / why the error is occuring.
The first thing to do is go back to Measurement and Automation explorer and try setting up a global task that refers to the channels you're interested in.
This removes the programming side of things, since you select from drop down lists, to verify that you can communicate correctly with the hardware at the rates and across the channels that you want.
These links is going to be your best learning point for getting up an running with the program.
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/DD52ABD7C15F0B15862562910074F09E
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3116
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/4656
In terms of LabVIEW, there's several I/O controls you can use which will list the hardware channels you have configured or the global tasks you have created in Measurement and Automation explorer. (see the last link above)
Another option is to look at our Alliance Partners if you need things configured and up and running in a hurry.
http://www.ni.com/alliance
If you just need a little pointer on getting kicked off, then you could see if you local sales engineer is available to go through things with you for an hour if they're in your area at a convenient time (for the UK / Ireland, please call in on 01635 572410 and ask to go through to sales), or we do offer start-up assistance (but that's something you need to purchase) to get a day's onsite assistance with getting your hardware up and running and starting you off with advice / examples on your application (note this is an effort based thing rather than a results based guarantee)
Finally you could consider coming on one of our courses on LabVIEW and / or Data Acquisition to learn more about the software / hardware and be better prepared to handle the implementation yourself.
Hope that helps
Sacha Emery
National Instruments (UK)
Message Edited by SachaE on 03-23-2007 11:49 AM
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