Thanks Greg; You have highlighted exactly our problem with the demo. No one can detail exactly what is disabled with the demo software and how to conduct an evaluation using the specific hardware purchased from NI (in this case it is the 6025E card).
What I expected to get for an answer was that one of the Labview users would generate a simple test configured for the 6025E card (which we now own) so that we could stimulate pins and observe/compare resulting states. I am still hopefull for this however the sales staff appears to be responsive this morning. Because of distance to the sales office it is difficult for the sales staff to just stop in and help out with the demo evaluation. Another possibility was the opportunity to get assistance over the web via either gotomypc.com remote viewing / diagnostic assistance or the windows XP pro remote assistance feature. The old addage that time is money, and so far NI has consumed far too much of both our companies time and NI's time for such a simple task. I am positive that like all other chaotic beginnings this too will pass. The only question is whether we purchase the product or write our own program. We expected the investigation of Labview to consume far less time than it would take to develop a test fixture but in this case it is not true. We would have already been testing the PCB's due in at any moment and would have been on to the next design problem. Again, thanks for your response. It is employees like your self that are an important feedback mechanism to the corporate entity. Sincerely, Rob Roy
