MATLAB: Are the National Instruments PCIe-6251 and PCIe-6259 boards supported by the Data Acquisiton Toolbox 2.8.1 (R2006a)

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I would like to know whether the National Instruments PCIe-6251 and PCIe-6259 cards are supported by the Data Acquisiton Toolbox.

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This enhancement has been incorporated in Release 2006b (R2006b). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:
These devices are not directly supported by the Data Acquisition Toolbox 2.8.1 (R2006a). However, support for these devices can be added. Note that you must install the NIDAQmx 8.0 drivers to access these devices.
The follow steps will update the .ini file for these devices:
1. Quit MATLAB.
2. Find the following file :
$MATLAB\toolbox\daq\daq\private\mwnidaqmx.ini
(where $MATLAB is the MATLAB root directory, as returned by typing
matlabroot
at the MATLAB command prompt.)
Make a back-up copy of this fileby renaming it to mwnidaqmx.ini.old.
3. Open the file in a text editor, and add the following to the end of the file:
 [PCIe-6251] 
 hasAnalogInput   = true 
 numAIChannels    = 16 
 hasAnalogOutput  = true 
 numAOChannels    = 2 
 maxAOSampleRate  = 2860000,2000000 
 hasDigitalIO     = true 
 digitalPortSize  = 8,8,8 
 digitalPortCap   = 4,4,4 
 [PCIe-6259] 
 hasAnalogInput   = true 
 numAIChannels    = 32 
 hasAnalogOutput  = true 
 numAOChannels    = 4 
 maxAOSampleRate  = 2860000,2000000,1540000,1250000 
 hasDigitalIO     = true 
 digitalPortSize  = 32,8,8 
 digitalPortCap   = 4,4,4
4. Save the file and restart MATLAB.
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