Compare 6023E and 6024E

[dougcl]

Hi folks, I have a Visual Basic 6 application talking to a 6023E via the DAQ drivers. The 6023E is connected to a bunch of analog inputs and one or two digital inputs via the SCB-68 shielded terminal block. Everything is great, but now I need to add an analog output to the setup. What is the best thing to do?I am thinking of getting a 6024E, which I am thinking will be an easy swap out, since it also uses the SCB-68, and the two cards are so similar, I am thinking that all of my existing data input configurations in the DAQ driver will apply to either card equally, and my VB application won't know the difference.Does this sound right?Thanks!

[ninlmartijn]

Dear Dougcl, What you presumed sounds right. The driver is important in this case; the 6023E and the 6024E must be supported by the same DAQmx driver, this shouldn't be a problem since they were introduced at the same time. You can verify this in the Help file from the Measurement And Automation Explorer; contens > installed products > NI DAQ > MAX help for NIDAQmx > NIDAQmx Device terminals > DAQ Devices If you are using one of the later versions of MAX you can simmulate a 6024E card, just to try this out. Please be sure you are using the same device name. Best regards