DAQ Assistant Stuck at 'Initializing...' When Placed Onto Block Diagram

Updated Dec 28, 2023

Reported In

Software

Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX)
LabVIEW

Driver

NI-DAQmx

Issue Details

When I place a DAQ Assistant block onto the block diagram it won't initialize, causing LabVIEW to freeze. How do I fix this?

Solution

Please try the following following troubleshooting steps:

Verify that our DAQmx driver is compatible with your Operating System and that DAQmx and LabVIEW are compatible.
Try restarting the NI MAX service. We can do this by opening the Windows Services (by searching in our start menu), and looking for NI Configuration Manager >> Right Click >> Restart.
Manually reset the NI MAX database . This will revert NI-MAX files to their default state, clearing any corruption.
Reinstall NI-DAQmx. You can first uninstall NI-DAQmx, and then download NI-DAQmx .
Upgrade NI System Configuration if you don't already have the latest version. This will install a newer version of NI-MAX.
Reinstall NI MAX. First, we can uninstall NI MAX by selecting the 'NI Measurement & Automation Explorer' to remove. This will remove all software tied with NI MAX, and should be done only as a last step. We can then reinstall NI MAX .

Additional Information

Reinstalling NI MAX will prompt you to reinstall any dependent software, such as LabVIEW.

If the above steps do not work then please contact NI Support for further assistance.

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