Yes. You will have to Rename the DAQ Hardware as described below.


Modal Amplified Software – Renaming Hardware

 

1) Install Modal Amplified software - it is recommended that you do not attach modal hardware/cabling to the PC during installation

 

2) Connect hardware to PC - Launch NI Maxx

 

After installation of Modal Amplified, connect modal hardware to PC.  When encountering RDI modal hardware for the first time, you will see a National Instruments menu appear as shown below.  Select “Go” to configure the hardware.  If this message is not seen, manually launch NI Max software using Windows search bar.

 

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Note!  If NI Max software is very small, try the following:

  • Increase scaling factor of your display temporarily or…
  • Close NI Max, then:
    1. Using File Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\MAX\
    2. Right-click on NIMax.exe, select Properties->Compatibility->Change high DPI settings.  
    3. Select Override high DPI scaling behavior/Scaling performed by:  
    4. Choose System from drop down.

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Expand the Tree in upper left corner – again, expand “Devices and Interfaces” as shown.

 

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Note – if you see multiple NI cDAQ-9174 entries, simply right-click/delete entries with the red ‘X’, as shown.

 

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Renaming the active NI hardware:  if needed, rename the DAQ itself as shown below.  Enter into “Name” field cDAQ1…then select Save.  If already correctly named, skip this step! 

 

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Drop down to the 9230 Card; rename as shown – enter AI1 [Analog In 1], then select Save.

 

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Drop to the 9402 Card; rename as shown – enter DIO1 [Digital In/Out 1], then select Save.

 

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Shaker card:  if the Shaker card is present, continue the renaming process for this module; rename that card AO1 (Analog Out 1), then select Save.

 

Upon completion, NI Max should reflect the following (ignore third card, 9260 if no Shaker card was purchased)

 

 

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Exit NI Max – Modal Amplified is ready to go!  

As long as your hardware doesn’t change, this process will not be required again.

 
 

 

Troubleshooting:

 

  • If hardware reflected within NI Max does not appear as described above, power down hardware and remove Modal-to-USB from PC
    1. Relaunch NI Max
  • If hardware cannot be found, check Device Manager as shown below:  attempt to update Driver

 

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  • If a rogue entry exists, such as shown below, delete it. 

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