We have an old, dying computer (P4, running Windows 2000) with a PCI-7344 (Firmware 5.11) in our lab. We use it to control a few motors in a material testing machine with a program made in LabVIEW 6i. I'd like to install the PCI card in a newer computer with XP, but I'm worried about breaking compatibility with the program. According to NI MAX (2.1.3.14), the old computer has:
LabVIEW Run-Time 5.1, 5.1.1, and 6.0
ValueMotion 5.0
FlexMotion 5.1.1
NI-VISA 2.5
I don't know much about drivers and Flexmotion, but I am correct in that, if I:
Install the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine 6.1
Install NI-Motion 6.1 (or 6.1.2 or 6.1.5)
Install NI-MAX 2.1
Put the PCI card in an open slot
It should work? Unfortuantly our original CDs with Labview and NI-Motion are long gone. I found the LabVIEW run-time online, but I can't find a version of NI-Motion older than 7.5 (only updates from 6.1 to 6.1.2 ect.) Is there anywhere I could find NI-Motion 6? I'm completely out of my depth, and would appreciate any ideas.