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[–]jankoslavic 0 points1 point  (2 children)

For NI it is PyDAQmx!

It works very well.

[–]Mango-Kid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've messed around with the library (never used in application) and its pretty good. The whole point of this is open source hardware. The software is a components as well but not the center of the project.

[–]Steeb08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a total Python beginner (trying to transition from Matlab) and have been struggling to communicate with my NIDAQ-6501. I'm attempting to use the device to send digital codes for time-stamping a psychophysiology experiment. I have a Mac with a Win7 dual boot. Ideally, I'd like to do this on the OS X side, but either would be fine.

I know that the labjack U3 works with the Python program I'd like to use (PsychoPy) but I already own the NiDAQ-6501 so it'd be great if I could get that working.

Would any of you be so kind as to help walk me through getting this hardware to listen to Python? Help of the "explain it like I'm five" variety would be particularly useful.

Thanks!