Solution
Only some USB data acquisition devices be used on Linux operating systems.
NI-DAQmx Base does support some USB DAQ devices, but it does not support
X-Series devices. For a list of USB DAQ devices supported by the latest version of DAQmx-Base, see
NI-DAQmx Base 15.0.0 Readme . The last version of the NI-DAQmx Base driver available for download is 15.0. Please check compatibility for
Linux, and macOS for supported versions of this driver. For more information, please read the
End-of-Life Announcement for DAQmx Base Driver. If you are using this driver to interface your device with LabVIEW, please note that this driver only works with LabVIEW versions 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
As of the release of
NI Linux Device Drivers (July 2019), you can use DAQmx 19.5 on Linux operating system. However, please note that all USB Multifunction DAQ devices are still not supported. Please have a look at the README file on the download page to find the supported hardware for DAQmx 19.5.