
Verifying the Operation of a DT3010 Series Board
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Testing Frequency Measurement
To verify that the board can perform a frequency measurement operation, do the following:
1.
Wire an external clock source to counter/timer 0 on the DT3010 Series board. Refer to
for an example of how to connect a an external clock for a frequency
measurement operation.
Note:
The Quick DataAcq application works only with counter/timer 0.
2.
In the Quick DataAcq application, choose
Frequency Counter
from the
Acquisition
menu.
3.
Select the appropriate DT3010 Series board from the Board list box.
4.
In the Count Duration text box, enter the number of seconds during which events will be
counted.
5.
Click
Start
to start the frequency measurement operation.
The operation automatically stops after the number of seconds you specified has elapsed, and the
application displays the frequency on the screen.
If you want to stop the frequency measurement operation when it is in progress, click
Stop
.
Summary of Contents for Data Translation DT3010 Series
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