Solution
In order to enable smaller install of components, NI has broken apart the driver and enable dynamic loading of DLLs. This allows customers to install a smaller portion of the driver, so instead of installing the support for all the hardware, you can select which components you want.
First, make sure that you have all the components installed on your computer (or in the PXI if you are using a controller with a Windows OS), following the instructions below.
1) Go to NI MAX and in the
Software drop-down menu search for NI-SWITCH.
2) Make sure that you have all the components installed on your computer as is shown in the image below.
If you don't have the
SwitchCA1,2&3 Device Support or the
SwitchCA4 Device Support, you will need to install them following the instructions below.
1) Go to
NI-SWITCH , and download the version of the drivers that you need.
2) Run the executable and select all the components.
3) Reboot your computer.
In case that you are using a PXI controller with an RT OS make sure that you have all the components installed in the controller, you can check this information in NI MAX by going to
Remote Systems>>PXI>>Software.
As mentioned above if you don't have the
SwitchCA1,2&3 Device Support or the
SwitchCA4 Device Support, you will need to install them following the instructions below.
1) Go to NI MAX and go to Add/Remove Software in your controller, following this article
Installing Different Versions of Software on My Real-Time Target2) Select NI-SWITCH and make sure that you include both components in the installation.