
C-10
DriverLINX Configuration Notes
DI_EXTCLK
. Connect the external clock source to
XPCLK
[44]. The
hardware external clocking feature of the DAS-1800 supports positive or
negative active edge clocking. Note that the DAS-1800HC models use
DI
0/XPCLK
for both external clocking and digital input. BE SURE that
external clock source is TTL compatible, 0V minimum to +5V
maximum!
External Triggering
Specify external triggering using a Digital Start Event reading from the
4-bit digital input port (channel 0) or external trigger input (channel 2).
For hardware-independence, you can specify the hardware external
trigger channel by the symbolic constant,
DI_EXTTRG
. Digital Start
Events contain
mask
,
pattern
, and
match
fields. The mask is logically
AND with the digital input data on the Logical Channel and then
compared against the
pattern
for a match/mismatch. DriverLINX will use
hardware triggering if the Digital Start Event corresponds to a positive or
negative edge at trigger input,
DI 1/TGIN
[B40] for DAS-1800HC and
TGIN
[46] for other DAS-1800 models.
External Gating
DriverLINX implements external gates using a Timing Event with the
Generator Gated by the
TGIN
[46] input. Acquisition is active while the
TGIN
input is at TTL high. Use
DI 1/TGIN
[B40] for DAS-1800HC and
TGIN
[46] for other DAS-1800 models.
Simultaneous Sampling
The DAS-1800 hardware and DriverLINX support simultaneous
sampling through the SSH-8 accessory. Specify the A/D channels
connected to the SSH-8 and the SSH-8 amplifier gain values in the
Configure DAS-1800 Options
dialog box. See “Special Device Settings”
on page C-4.
Select BURST mode for the Timing Event and set the
onCount
to 0. This
represents zero time between sampling each channel (simultaneous
sampling). Refer to the appropriate hardware user’s manual for cabling
requirements.
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