Re: [comedi] NI PCI-6120 support
Heinrich M <[email protected]> Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:08:20 -0800 (PST)
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------=_Part_1750_1277456952.1645020500203 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_1751_1695799342.1645020500203" ------=_Part_1751_1695799342.1645020500203 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Thank you very much for your quick response. It would probably be a miracle, if such a driver will be release soon/ever? Ian Abbott schrieb am Mittwoch, 16. Februar 2022 um 14:59:14 UTC+1: > Hello Heinrich, > > On 16/02/2022 13:26, Heinrich M wrote: > > Hello everybody > > > > We recently acquired three new PC for using our old but gold NI PCI-6120 > > cards. Two of them will run on Windows with LabVIEW, so no problems > > there. However one was meant to work under Debian 11.2 with an in house > > comedi based feedback program. So far this program was used in a > > slightly older PC with a PCI-6031E and works just fine. > > > > Now with the PCI-6120 i can not access the device. The error message > > "/dev/comedi0: No such file or directory" pops up. When looking for > > solutions it first seemed like the card just needs to be configured > > manually. I was in the middle of the process as explained at > > relacs.sourceforge.net/doc/api/comedi/index.html > > at step 11, however there is no file called /etc/init.d/boot.local which > > was referd to in the tutorial. I guess, that I could just create my own > > script, which is used during the system start up. > > > > Now I didn't know, that comedi doesn't support all NI cards. The 6120 is > > unfortunately also not listed. So before I waste more of my work hours > > for this: Will the card be able to work at all with comedi? If so, what > > would be the steps I need to take? Does the support list only refer to > > autoconfigs? If not, is there an alternative? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Heinrich M > > > > The system: > > Debian 10 with the real time kernel 4.19.0-17-rt-amd64 > > i5-9600k (HTT disabled) > > Some Asus Board with two PCI slots (lspci shows the pci-6120) > > 16 GB of RAM > > Unfortunately, you are correct that comedi currently does not support > the 6120. I think the hardware is similar to 6115 (they share some NI > manuals), but 6115 is not supported either. There is a comment in > comedi's ni_pcimio driver code that reads "The 6115 boards probably need > their own driver" so I don't think ni_pcimio.c (and ni_mio_common.c) > could be easily modified to support these cards. It probably really > does need a new driver to support the 6115 and 6120 cards. > > -- > -=( Ian Abbott <[email protected]> || MEV Ltd. is a company )=- > -=( registered in England & Wales. Regd. number: 02862268. )=- > -=( Regd. addr.: S11 & 12 Building 67, Europa Business Park, )=- > -=( Bird Hall Lane, STOCKPORT, SK3 0XA, UK. || www.mev.co.uk )=- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Comedi: Linux Control and Measurement Device Interface" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/comedi_list/80a92acc-b84f-4be2-84c8-686ed20b91c4n%40googlegroups.com. ------=_Part_1751_1695799342.1645020500203 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div>Thank you very much for your quick response.</div><div>It would probab= ly be a miracle, if such a driver will be release soon/ever?</div><br><div = class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"gmail_attr">Ian Abbott sch= rieb am Mittwoch, 16. Februar 2022 um 14:59:14 UTC+1:<br/></div><blockquote= class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0 0 0 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid= rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Hello Heinrich, <br> <br>On 16/02/2022 13:26, Heinrich M wrote: <br>> Hello everybody <br>>=20 <br>> We recently acquired three new PC for using our old but gold NI PC= I-6120=20 <br>> cards. Two of them will run on Windows with LabVIEW, so no problem= s=20 <br>> there. However one was meant to work under Debian 11.2 with an in = house=20 <br>> comedi based feedback program. So far this program was used in a= =20 <br>> slightly older PC with a PCI-6031E and works just fine. <br>>=20 <br>> Now with the PCI-6120 i can not access the device. The error messa= ge=20 <br>> "/dev/comedi0: No such file or directory" pops up. When = looking for=20 <br>> solutions it first seemed like the card just needs to be configure= d=20 <br>> manually. I was in the middle of the process as explained at <br>> <a href=3D"http://relacs.sourceforge.net/doc/api/comedi/index.html= " target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" data-saferedirecturl=3D"https://www.go= ogle.com/url?hl=3Dde&q=3Dhttp://relacs.sourceforge.net/doc/api/comedi/i= ndex.html&source=3Dgmail&ust=3D1645106557295000&usg=3DAFQjCNG1R= wNhVtgeEtpPqvmo5nU1eXoCrQ">relacs.sourceforge.net/doc/api/comedi/index.html= </a> <br>> at step 11, however there is no file called /etc/init.d/boot.local= which=20 <br>> was referd to in the tutorial. I guess, that I could just create m= y own=20 <br>> script, which is used during the system start up. <br>>=20 <br>> Now I didn't know, that comedi doesn't support all NI card= s. The 6120 is=20 <br>> unfortunately also not listed. So before I waste more of my work h= ours=20 <br>> for this: Will the card be able to work at all with comedi? If so,= what=20 <br>> would be the steps I need to take? Does the support list only refe= r to=20 <br>> autoconfigs? If not, is there an alternative? <br>>=20 <br>> Thanks in advance <br>>=20 <br>> Heinrich M <br>>=20 <br>> The system: <br>> Debian 10 with the real time kernel 4.19.0-17-rt-amd64 <br>> i5-9600k (HTT disabled) <br>> Some Asus Board with two PCI slots (lspci shows the pci-6120) <br>> 16 GB of RAM <br> <br>Unfortunately, you are correct that comedi currently does not support= =20 <br>the 6120. I think the hardware is similar to 6115 (they share some NI= =20 <br>manuals), but 6115 is not supported either. There is a comment in=20 <br>comedi's ni_pcimio driver code that reads "The 6115 boards pro= bably need=20 <br>their own driver" so I don't think ni_pcimio.c (and ni_mio_com= mon.c)=20 <br>could be easily modified to support these cards. It probably really=20 <br>does need a new driver to support the 6115 and 6120 cards. <br> <br>--=20 <br>-=3D( Ian Abbott <<a href data-email-masked rel=3D"nofollow">abb...@= mev.co.uk</a>> || MEV Ltd. is a company )=3D- <br>-=3D( registered in England & Wales. Regd. number: 02862268. )=3D= - <br>-=3D( Regd. addr.: S11 & 12 Building 67, Europa Business Park, )=3D= - <br>-=3D( Bird Hall Lane, STOCKPORT, SK3 0XA, UK. || <a href=3D"http://www.= mev.co.uk" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" data-saferedirecturl=3D"https= ://www.google.com/url?hl=3Dde&q=3Dhttp://www.mev.co.uk&source=3Dgma= il&ust=3D1645106557296000&usg=3DAFQjCNHA2VQxt0WO9tKSkqsR_ao5VtBaEw"= >www.mev.co.uk</a> )=3D- <br></blockquote></div> <p></p> -- <br /> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &= quot;Comedi: Linux Control and Measurement Device Interface" group.<br= /> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">comedi_= [email protected]</a>.<br /> To view this discussion on the web visit <a href=3D"https://groups.google.c= om/d/msgid/comedi_list/80a92acc-b84f-4be2-84c8-686ed20b91c4n%40googlegroups= .com?utm_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3Dfooter">https://groups.google.com/d/ms= gid/comedi_list/80a92acc-b84f-4be2-84c8-686ed20b91c4n%40googlegroups.com</a= >.<br /> ------=_Part_1751_1695799342.1645020500203-- ------=_Part_1750_1277456952.1645020500203--