Subject: Raspberry Pi and NI 6009
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John Brohan <jbrohan at tradersmicro.com> said:

>I have a customer who does geological sample analysis, the parameters
being
>measured change very slowly so there is a very light demand on
computing
>power.
>
>An ideal combination would be the NI 6009 14-Bit, 48 kS/s Low-Cost
>Multifunction DAQ for about $400 and a Raspberry Pi for about $50.

Hi John,

Never mind LabVIEW, are there even drivers for the NI USB DAQ products
that will run on the Raspberry Pi?

If the quantities to be measured are changing very slowly, maybe a
serial interfaced solution e.g. ADAM type modules via RS-485 would do
the job. What are your I/O requirements?

Tom Hawkins
Principal Scientist
Tel: +44 (0)151 356 6197