Running the NI 8253eventcount example on CVI 8.5

Question

Dear friends,
I am trying to run the NI 8253eventcount example (
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/512 ) on Windows XP system, provided
with LABWindows /CVI 8.5 (evalution) and NI-DAQ 8.7.1 driver, and with NI
PCI-6601 counter/timer device. The project is unable to be compiled, with the
following error "The include file "dataacq.h" was not
found." I tried to run the NI-DAQ driver setup and to ensure that CVI
support is enabled, but no effect. What other shall I try in order to use the
example?
Best reagards,
Kamen Ivanov

Answer 1

Hi THE_SNAKE,
It is good that you already made sure the CVI support was enable when installing the DAQ drivers. Have you tried using the Counter examples under \Program Files\National Instruments\CVI8X\samples\DAQmx\Counter? Are you getting the same error when running these examples? Also, I would suggest making sure that the card is installed properly. You can do that going to Measurement & Automation Explorer > Configuration > My system > Devices and Interfaces > NI-DAQmx Devices. The PCI-6601 should be showing there and you can do a right click and select Self Test. You can also select Test Panels and use them to verify that your card is working properly. I hope this is helpful,
Ana P
National Instruments
Applications Engineer