daq found now should work better: it tries to read a value from DI 0 to check the daq .

ADoutputs.py

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Created on Wed May 30 15:27:17 2018
 
 #from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 import warnings
+from messages import show_warning
+
 
 daqfound = True
 
@@ -20,15 +22,29 @@ try:
 
     ao_range = ULRange.BIP10VOLTS
 
+
 except:
-    warnings.warn('Warning: either the daq was not found, or there was some error with the mcculw drivers. ')
-    daqfound = False
+    warnings.warn('There was some error with the mcculw drivers. ')
+    
+    
+    
+try:
+    d_props = DigitalProps(0)
+    port = next(
+                (port for port in d_props.port_info
+                 if port.supports_output), None)
+    ul.d_bit_in(0, port.type, 0)
+    print('daq found')
+except:
+    #daqfound = False
+    warnings.warn('daq not found')
+    
 #%%
         
 class daq_DO(object):
     def __init__(self, out_num):
         global daqfound
-        
+        #ul.ignore_instacal()
         self.board_num = 0
         self.out_num = out_num
         if daqfound:
@@ -47,6 +63,8 @@ class daq_DO(object):
                         self.board_num, self.port.type, DigitalIODirection.OUT)
                 except ULError as e:
                     self.show_ul_error(e)
+            print('puerto: ', self.port)
+            print(self.port.type)
             
     if daqfound:
         def set_out(self, bit_value):
@@ -64,6 +82,8 @@ class daq_DO(object):
 class daq_AO(object):
     def __init__(self, out_num):
         global daqfound
+        
+        #ul.ignore_instacal()
         self.board_num = 0
         self.out_num = out_num
         if daqfound: