Differences with PyDAQmx ?

[MaxP92]

Hello,

What are the differences with PyDAQmx ? pythonhosted.org/PyDAQmx/

Is there something in this package that PyDAQmx does not have ?

Or are the performances improved ?

Which one should I use ?

Thanks!

[neilvana]

PyDAQmx was developed in the community before NI developed an official Python API. While PyDAQmx provided a path for Python users to access NI Data Acquisition for several years, we felt we could add value by providing a more pythonic api with more complete documentation, optional parameters and a focus on ease of use. There are a few notable differences:

• nidaqmx has more significant API documentation for attributes and methods
• nidaqmx methods have reasonable default values for many parameters which are optional
• nidaqmx is static rather than dynamically generated at runtime allowing easier inspection of the API
• nidaqmx is the official National Instruments supported API

In many respects PyDAQmx has been a pretty shallow wrapper over the NI-DAQmx C API. nidaqmx is focused on being more pythonic and providing a more natural experience and better ade support for Python developers.