line configuration with PCI-DIO-32hs

[codeman]

We have a legacy app using Traditional DAQ that we want to upgrade to DAQmx for porting to Vista.  The 32hs board is line configurable, meaning that you can configure input and output lines on the same port.  In Traditional DAQ, we used the "line direction map" input on the "DIO Port Config.vi" to set this up and were then able to use normal port reads and writes with line masking.  I don't see a way of doing this with DAQmx other than setting up a DAQmx task with the individual line reads/writes.  Is there an easier way to do line direction mapping with DAQmx? 

[Graziano]

Hi! &nbsp;&nbsp; In DAQmx there's an abstraction layer more than in Traditional DAQ.&nbsp; in DAQmx, every measurement is performed in a task, so you have to configure the task to do what you want, and then start the task.&nbsp;&nbsp; In Traditional DAQ, you had a more direct programming of the board, and in some cases, this performs slightly better than DAQmx, for example for single point acquisitions.&nbsp; Apart from this, NI provide traditional DAQ for VISTA, you find infos <a href="http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/8EC9E81C3DE4E619862573930083BD7A" target="_blank">here</a>, and maybe it can be the ready solution to your problem. &nbsp; Hope this helps!graziano