Working on old version software and hardware is not as easy and direct as it seems to be. I am recently trying to set up the Dantec Dynamics CTA hot-wire anemometer. Because the software could only run on Windows XP or other versions in the same era, I have to install Windows XP on the PC of our lab.

This blog writes about the setup on Windows XP (SP3) 32-bit for the NI PCI-4472 data acquisition board and DaqPlot, a program for data acquisition and analysis written by Gary P. Scavone and is a simplified version of DataLogger by James Woodhouse.

  • The latest release of Matlab for Windows XP (SP3) 32-bit is R2015b (details here);
  • The earliest release of Matlab (or Data Acquisition Toolbox) supporting NI PCI-4472 is R2014a (details here);
  • The latest release of NI-DAQmx supporting Windows XP (SP3) 32-bit is NI-DAQmx 15.5.1;
  • The earliest release of NI-DAQmx for NI PCI-4472 required by Data Acquisition Toolbox on Matlab is NI-DAQmx 9.0 (or 9.1);
  • Check troubleshooting tips for Data Acquisition Toolbox when needed, e.g. the comments recommended daq.getVendors and daq.getDevices.

In addition, - The latest StreamWare for Dantec Dynamics CTA system supporting NI-DAQmx driver is StreamWare v3.40 SP4.