Re: NI M-Series devices

I am happy to see someone from NI on this list.

I did not know that NI has their own Linux driver software, I assume 
that if they do have a Linux driver, it is not free as all their software...

It seems strange to me that company like NI does not release the 
information needed for writing drivers to their cards, after all this is 
for their benefit. More drivers, means more cards selling.

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Ori Idan


malcolm.borgendale_at_ni.com wrote:

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>There have been a couple of posts to this list about M Series register
>level programming, so I'd like to provide some insight. We have been very
>pleased with the interest in our new M Series Multifunction I/O products.
>We are indeed currently working on register-level programming (RLP)
>information and code examples for these devices through the Measurement
>Hardware DDK.  While we can't guarantee a release date, our internal target
>for initial RLP information is the second quarter of 2005.  While the new M
>Series devices are an upgrade of the existing NI STC based E Series
>devices, the register set is sufficiently different that they require
>entirely new documentation and examples for the Measurement Hardware DDK.
>Also, please be assured that the E Series device are not going to be
>obsoleted any time soon.  NI has a long history of supporting DAQ devices
>for many years and the E Series devices are no different.
>
>Thank you for your patience as we complete this development of M Series RLP
>information, Measurement Hardware DDK examples, and NI-DAQmx Driver
>software (our own Linux driver software).  Please don't hesitate to contact
>me if you have any additional questions or would like an update on our M
>Series RLP schedule.
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Malcolm Borgendale | Measurements Software | malcolm.borgendale_at_ni.com |
>512-683-8336
>
>
>comedi-admin_at_comedi.org wrote on 11/18/2004 08:29:54 AM:
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>>Message: 5
>>Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 10:56:35 +0000 (GMT)
>>From: Steve Sharples <sds_at_eee.nottingham.ac.uk>
>>Reply-To: steve.sharples_at_nottingham.ac.uk
>>To: "comedi_at_comedi.org" <comedi_at_comedi.org>
>>Subject: Re: NI M-Series devices
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>>On Thu, 18 Nov 2004, Bryan Cole wrote:
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>>>Can anyone comment on whether National Instruments new M-Series
>>>MultiFunc-IO cards will work with Comedi?
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>>(As far as I know) at the moment they won't. This appears to be because
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>NI
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>>will not release the register-level information required to write drivers
>>for the new boards. I wrote to NI a couple of weeks ago regarding this...
>>their response, and my original questions, are shown below.
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>>It's quite frustrating. In the end we ended up buying a couple of cards
>>from Amplicon (PCI230):
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>http://www.amplicon.co.uk/dr-prod3.cfm/subsecid/10056/secid/1/groupId/59.htm
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>>Part of NI's response was a suggestion to buy their E-series cards
>>instead. I'm personally not prepared to buy older, lower-spec'ed, more
>>expensive products from the same company that won't release information
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>to
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>>allow others to write drivers. Just my own personal opinion, mind.
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>>Hope that helps,
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>>Cheers,
>>
>>   Steve.
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