# NIDAQDriver

Control the National Instruments DAQ from Python through [`InstroDAQ`](https://dev.nominal.io/instro/daq.md).

![National Instruments](https://dev.nominal.io/instro/_images/NIDAQDriver.png)

The [`NIDAQDriver`](https://dev.nominal.io/instro/ref/instruments/instro.daq.drivers.ni.nidaq.NIDAQDriver.md#instro.daq.drivers.ni.nidaq.NIDAQDriver "instro.daq.drivers.ni.nidaq.NIDAQDriver") provides a driver that can be used to instantiate an [InstroDAQ](https://dev.nominal.io/instro/daq.md).

## Creating an [`InstroDAQ`](https://dev.nominal.io/instro/daq.md) with [`NIDAQDriver`](https://dev.nominal.io/instro/ref/instruments/instro.daq.drivers.ni.nidaq.NIDAQDriver.md#instro.daq.drivers.ni.nidaq.NIDAQDriver "instro.daq.drivers.ni.nidaq.NIDAQDriver")

```python
from instro.daq import InstroDAQ
from instro.daq.drivers.ni import NIDAQDriver

# device name from NI-MAX
daq = InstroDAQ(name="niDAQ", driver=NIDAQDriver(device_id="Dev1"))
```

Parameters and methods specific to [`NIDAQDriver`](https://dev.nominal.io/instro/ref/instruments/instro.daq.drivers.ni.nidaq.NIDAQDriver.md#instro.daq.drivers.ni.nidaq.NIDAQDriver "instro.daq.drivers.ni.nidaq.NIDAQDriver") can be found in the [Reference](https://dev.nominal.io/instro/ref.md).