Can't Open NI-CAN Bus Monitor with Compatibility Library

Updated Apr 6, 2023

Reported In

Hardware

  • USB-8506

Driver

  • NI-XNET
  • NI-CAN

Issue Details

I am using the NI-XNET Compatibility Library for NI-CAN . When right-clicking, there is no option to open the NI-CAN Bus Monitor for my device in NI MAX:
 

Solution

When using the NI-CAN Compatibility Library, you must use the NI-XNET Bus Monitor instead, since the hardware is an NI-XNET device.