ni_660x_init_tio_chips(dev, board->n_chips);
 
        /* prepare the device for globally-named routes. */
-       if (ni_assign_device_routes("ni_660x", board->name,
+       if (ni_assign_device_routes("ni_660x", board->name, NULL,
                                    &devpriv->routing_tables) < 0) {
                dev_warn(dev->class_dev, "%s: %s device has no signal routing table.\n",
                         __func__, board->name);
 
 
 /*
  * Find the proper route_values and ni_device_routes tables for this particular
- * device.
+ * device.  Possibly try an alternate board name if device routes not found
+ * for the actual board name.
  *
  * Return: -ENODATA if either was not found; 0 if both were found.
  */
 static int ni_find_device_routes(const char *device_family,
                                 const char *board_name,
+                                const char *alt_board_name,
                                 struct ni_route_tables *tables)
 {
        const struct ni_device_routes *dr;
 
        /* Second, find the set of routes valid for this device. */
        dr = ni_find_valid_routes(board_name);
+       if (!dr && alt_board_name)
+               dr = ni_find_valid_routes(alt_board_name);
 
        tables->route_values = rv;
        tables->valid_routes = dr;
 /**
  * ni_assign_device_routes() - Assign the proper lookup table for NI signal
  *                            routing to the specified NI device.
+ * @device_family: Device family name (determines route values).
+ * @board_name: Board name (determines set of routes).
+ * @alt_board_name: Optional alternate board name to try on failure.
+ * @tables: Pointer to assigned routing information.
+ *
+ * Finds the route values for the device family and the set of valid routes
+ * for the board.  If valid routes could not be found for the actual board
+ * name and an alternate board name has been specified, try that one.
+ *
+ * On failure, the assigned routing information may be partially filled
+ * (for example, with the route values but not the set of valid routes).
  *
  * Return: -ENODATA if assignment was not successful; 0 if successful.
  */
 int ni_assign_device_routes(const char *device_family,
                            const char *board_name,
+                           const char *alt_board_name,
                            struct ni_route_tables *tables)
 {
        memset(tables, 0, sizeof(struct ni_route_tables));
-       return ni_find_device_routes(device_family, board_name, tables);
+       return ni_find_device_routes(device_family, board_name, alt_board_name,
+                                    tables);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ni_assign_device_routes);