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Contents

Chapter 1
Getting Started with the cDAQ Controller

Troubleshooting Network Communication in NI cDAQ-9138/9139 for

LabVIEW Real-Time Controller........................................................................... 1-12

Wiring Power to the cDAQ Controller............................................................................. 1-12
Mounting the cDAQ Controller........................................................................................ 1-14

Using the cDAQ Controller on a Desktop................................................................ 1-16
Mounting the cDAQ Controller on a Panel .............................................................. 1-17
Mounting the cDAQ Controller on a DIN Rail ........................................................ 1-19
Mounting the cDAQ Controller on a Rack............................................................... 1-20

Removing Modules from the cDAQ Controller ............................................................... 1-21
cDAQ Controller Features................................................................................................ 1-21

Video (VGA) Port .................................................................................................... 1-21
USB Ports ................................................................................................................. 1-22
Ethernet Ports ........................................................................................................... 1-22

Ethernet LEDs .................................................................................................. 1-23
Ethernet Cabling ............................................................................................... 1-24

Resetting the System CMOS and BIOS Settings ............................................. 1-32

Chassis Grounding Screw......................................................................................... 1-33
CPU eXpansion Module (CXM) Connector ............................................................ 1-34
CFast SSD Module ................................................................................................... 1-34

Cables and Accessories .................................................................................................... 1-34
Using the cDAQ Controller.............................................................................................. 1-35

C Series Module ....................................................................................................... 1-35

Parallel versus Serial DIO Modules ................................................................. 1-36

cDAQ Module Interface ........................................................................................... 1-36
STC3......................................................................................................................... 1-36
Processor and Ports................................................................................................... 1-37

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Page 6: ...he cDAQ Controller on a DIN Rail 1 19 Mounting the cDAQ Controller on a Rack 1 20 Removing Modules from the cDAQ Controller 1 21 cDAQ Controller Features 1 21 Video VGA Port 1 21 USB Ports 1 22 Ethern...

Page 7: ...nce Trigger Signal to an Output Terminal 2 6 AI Pause Trigger Signal 2 7 Using a Digital Source 2 7 Using an Analog Source 2 7 Getting Started with AI Applications in Software 2 7 Chapter 3 Analog Out...

Page 8: ...ons in Software 4 13 Digital Input Output Configuration for NI 9401 4 13 PFI 4 13 PFI Filters 4 13 Chapter 5 Counters Counter Timing Engine 5 2 Counter Input Applications 5 3 Counting Edges 5 3 Single...

Page 9: ...Finite Pulse Train Generation 5 26 Retriggerable Pulse or Pulse Train Generation 5 26 Continuous Pulse Train Generation 5 27 Buffered Pulse Train Generation 5 28 Finite Implicit Buffered Pulse Train...

Page 10: ...ut Terminal 5 37 Frequency Output Signal 5 37 Routing Frequency Output to a Terminal 5 38 Default Counter Timer Routing 5 38 Counter Triggering 5 38 Other Counter Features 5 39 Cascading Counters 5 39...

Page 11: ...9 for Windows refer to the Installing the NI cDAQ 9138 9139 for Windows section For NI cDAQ 9138 9139 for LabVIEW Real Time refer to the Installing the NI cDAQ 9138 9139 for LabVIEW Real Time section...

Page 12: ...imited by individual component restrictions Refer to the specifications document for your cDAQ controller for more details Hot Surface This icon denotes that the component may be hot Touching this com...

Page 13: ...our authority to operate it under your local regulatory rules Caution To ensure the specified EMC performance operate this product only with shielded cables and accessories Note that the input DC powe...

Page 14: ...ompliance with the EU Battery Directive 2006 66 EC about Batteries and Accumulators and Waste Batteries and Accumulators visit ni com environment batterydirective Unpacking The cDAQ controller ships i...

Page 15: ...cable Computer mouse and keyboard Number 1 and number 2 Phillips screwdrivers C Series module s Note Table 1 1 lists the earliest supported driver version for each cDAQ controller for Windows The NI...

Page 16: ...Note If you use shielded cabling to connect to a C Series module with a plastic connector you must attach the cable shield to the chassis grounding terminal using 1 31 mm2 16 AWG or larger wire Use s...

Page 17: ...odule as indicated in the C Series module documentation available from ni com manuals 14 Self test your controller in Measurement Automation Explorer MAX by double clicking the MAX icon on the desktop...

Page 18: ...ic version compatibility You will also require number 1 and number 2 Phillips screwdrivers to install and set up the cDAQ controller You will need the following items to set up the NI cDAQ 9138 9139 f...

Page 19: ...the other end of the wire to chassis safety ground using a method appropriate for the application as shown in Figure 1 2 Refer to the Chassis Grounding Screw section for more information about earth g...

Page 20: ...nections 13 Press the power button on the front panel of the cDAQ controller When the cDAQ controller powers on the Power LED lights and the controller runs a power on self test POST When the POST is...

Page 21: ...software After the installation completes the cDAQ controller reboots 20 Click Finish 21 In MAX expand Remote Systems and select NI cDAQ model number serial number Click the System Settings tab and ve...

Page 22: ...the network with a link local IP address with the form 169 254 x x Complete the following steps to restore the controller to the default network settings 1 Move the IP RESET DIP switch to the ON posit...

Page 23: ...onnector screw flanges and remove the power screw terminal connector plug from the cDAQ controller Figure 1 8 shows the terminal screws which secure the wires in the screw terminals and the connector...

Page 24: ...cDAQ controller for information about the power supply input range Refer to the Safety Voltages section of the specifications document for your cDAQ controller for information about the maximum voltag...

Page 25: ...information about how different mounting configurations can cause temperature derating go to ni com info and enter the Info Code cdaqmounting Figure 1 9 NI cDAQ 9138 9139 Mounted Horizontally with Pa...

Page 26: ...ller 9 Align one of the end brackets with the mounting hole at one of the ends of the controller as shown in Figure 1 11 Figure 1 11 Connecting the End Brackets to the Controller 10 Use a number 2 Phi...

Page 27: ...subject to high shock and vibration You can use the NI panel mount kit part number 781919 01 to mount the cDAQ controller on a flat surface Complete the following steps 1 Fasten the mounting plate to...

Page 28: ...the cDAQ Controller with Mounting Plate Installed 2 5 mm 0 10 in 9 5 mm 0 38 in 7 2 mm 0 29 in 22 2 mm 0 88 in 193 7 mm 7 63 in 193 7 mm 7 63 in 387 4 mm 15 25 in 406 4 mm 16 00 in 108 9 mm 4 29 in 5...

Page 29: ...e able to remove the controller quickly You can order the NI DIN rail mount kit part number 781987 01 to mount the controller on a DIN rail You need one clip for mounting the controller on a standard...

Page 30: ...cks in place on the DIN rail Figure 1 17 DIN Rail Clip Parts Locator Diagram Caution Remove the modules before removing the controller from the DIN rail Mounting the cDAQ Controller on a Rack NI offer...

Page 31: ...A Port The cDAQ controller video VGA port shown in Figure 1 1 outputs graphics using VESA standard VGA analog signaling Use this port to connect a monitor to program the NI cDAQ 9138 9139 for Windows...

Page 32: ...per two USB ports for high throughput USB peripherals such as mass storage devices or expansion I O controller Go to ni com info and enter Info Code exyerk for information about best practices for dat...

Page 33: ...You must use Ethernet port 1 to configure the NI cDAQ 9138 9139 for LabVIEW Real Time you cannot configure the controller through Ethernet port 2 To use Ethernet port 2 you must assign a static IP ad...

Page 34: ...ff 10 Mbit s data rate selected Table 1 6 Ethernet Cable Wiring Connections Pin Connector 1 Connector 2 Straight Through Crossover 1 white orange white orange white green 2 orange orange green 3 white...

Page 35: ...4 V signals a wake event RS 485 422 Serial Port The cDAQ controller has an RS 485 422 serial port COM 2 accessible through a 10 position RJ 50 modular jack The shield of the RJ 50 connector is isolat...

Page 36: ...roller Go to ni com info and enter Info Code exswh5 for up to date information about supported NI devices for the NI cDAQ 9138 9139 controller Complete the following steps to connect one or more cDAQ...

Page 37: ...determines whether the embedded LabVIEW Real Time engine launches at startup If the switch is in the OFF position the LabVIEW Real Time engine launches If the switch is in the ON position at startup t...

Page 38: ...owing default configuration settings 9 600 bits per second Eight data bits No parity One stop bit No flow control You can use the BIOS setup menu to modify the CONSOLE OUT configuration settings for t...

Page 39: ...unning at startup you must disable it in LabVIEW To run an application at startup push the NO APP switch to the OFF position create an application using the LabVIEW Application Builder and configure t...

Page 40: ...or the locations of the LEDs Table 1 8 lists the LEDs and status indications Table 1 8 LED Indications LED LED Color LED State Indication LINK Green Solid MXI Express communication established Yellow...

Page 41: ...P switch is in the ON position or there is no software installed on the controller Refer to the DIP Switches section for information about the SAFE MODE DIP switch 4 flashes every few seconds Software...

Page 42: ...ttings The cDAQ controller BIOS configuration information is stored in a nonvolatile memory location that does not require a battery to preserve the settings Additionally the BIOS optimizes boot time...

Page 43: ...gs are only applicable when the CMOS battery is dead 3 Reconnect power to the cDAQ controller The BIOS Reset Detected warning message appears onscreen 4 Reset the DIP switches to their normal position...

Page 44: ...ies and ordering information refer to the pricing section of the NI cDAQ 913x product page at ni com Table 1 10 Cables and Accessories Accessory Part Number NI PS 15 power supply 24 VDC 5 A 100 120 20...

Page 45: ...Series modules provide built in signal conditioning and screw terminal spring terminal BNC D SUB or RJ 50 connectors A wide variety of I O types are available allowing you to customize the cDAQ contr...

Page 46: ...s The interface also handles autodetection signal routing and synchronization STC3 The STC3 features independent high speed data streams flexible AI AO and DIO sample timing triggering PFI signals for...

Page 47: ...PFI signals are available through parallel digital input and output modules installed in up to two controller slots Refer to the PFI section of Chapter 4 Digital Input Output and PFI for more informat...

Page 48: ...rigger is a signal that causes an action such as starting or stopping the acquisition of data When you configure a trigger you must decide how you want to produce the trigger and the action you want t...

Page 49: ...Clock to an Output Terminal You can route Sample Clock to any output PFI terminal Sample Clock is an active high pulse by default AI Sample Clock Timebase Signal The AI Sample Clock Timebase signal i...

Page 50: ...ery Sample Clock pulse Sigma Delta Modules Sigma delta C Series analog input modules function much like SSH modules but use A D converters that require a high frequency oversample clock to produce acc...

Page 51: ...Timing Example For example if running an AI task at 1 kHz using a module with a maximum rate of 10 Hz the slow module returns 100 samples of the first point followed by 100 samples of the second poin...

Page 52: ...module capabilities you may need two modules to utilize analog triggering Routing AI Start Trigger to an Output Terminal You can route the Start Trigger signal to any output PFI terminal The output i...

Page 53: ...cDAQ controller can provide the source Refer to the Device Routing in MAX topic in the NI DAQmx Help or the LabVIEW Help for more information Using an Analog Source Some C Series modules can generate...

Page 54: ...Some C Series modules can generate a trigger based on an analog signal In NI DAQmx this is called the Analog Comparison Event When you use an analog trigger source the internal sample clock pauses whe...

Page 55: ...ethods When performing an analog output operation you either can perform software timed or hardware timed generations Hardware timed generations must be buffered Software Timed Generations With a soft...

Page 56: ...ing a continuous generation continues until you stop the operation There are three different continuous generation modes that control how the data is written These modes are regeneration onboard regen...

Page 57: ...ignals The cDAQ controller features the following AO waveform generation timing signals AO Sample Clock Signal AO Sample Clock Timebase Signal AO Start Trigger Signal AO Pause Trigger Signal Signals w...

Page 58: ...er specify a source and a rising or falling edge The source can be one of the following signals A pulse initiated by host software Any PFI terminal AI Reference Trigger AI Start Trigger The source als...

Page 59: ...2 AO Pause Trigger with the Onboard Clock Source If you are using any signal other than the onboard clock as the source of the sample clock the generation resumes as soon as the pause trigger is deass...

Page 60: ...normal when a DAC switches from one voltage to another it produces glitches due to released charges The largest glitches occur when the most significant bit of the DAC code changes You can build a lo...

Page 61: ...ollowing tasks Software timed and hardware timed digital input output tasks Parallel digital I O modules can be used in any controller slot and can perform the following tasks Software timed and hardw...

Page 62: ...es of digital triggering internal software digital triggering external digital triggering and internal digital triggering Three triggers are available Start Trigger Reference Trigger and Pause Trigger...

Page 63: ...DI Sample Clock Timebase Signal The DI Sample Clock Timebase di SampleClockTimebase signal is divided down to provide a source for DI Sample Clock DI Sample Clock Timebase can be generated from extern...

Page 64: ...ware command in continuous mode An acquisition that uses a start trigger but not a reference trigger is sometimes referred to as a posttriggered acquisition That is samples are measured only after the...

Page 65: ...If the buffer becomes full the cDAQ controller continuously discards the oldest samples in the buffer to make space for the next sample This data can be accessed with some limitations before the cDAQ...

Page 66: ...rnal signals on your cDAQ controller Refer to the Device Routing in MAX topic in the NI DAQmx Help or the LabVIEW Help for more information Using an Analog Source Some C Series modules can generate a...

Page 67: ...with DI Applications in Software You can use the cDAQ controller in the following digital input applications Single point acquisition Finite acquisition Continuous acquisition For more information ab...

Page 68: ...ed digital output tasks on a single module On serial digital output modules formerly known as static digital output modules you cannot mix hardware timed and software timed tasks but you can run multi...

Page 69: ...des that control how the data is written These modes are regeneration onboard regeneration and non regeneration In regeneration mode you define a buffer in host memory The data from the buffer is cont...

Page 70: ...ection for more information DO Sample Clock Signal The DO Sample Clock do SampleClock signals when all the digital output channels in the task update DO Sample Clock can be generated from external or...

Page 71: ...igger based on an analog signal In NI DAQmx this is called the Analog Comparison Event depending on the trigger properties When you use an analog trigger source the waveform generation begins on the f...

Page 72: ...whether the samples are paused when DO Pause Trigger is at a logic high or low level Refer to the Device Routing in MAX topic in the NI DAQmx Help or the LabVIEW Help for more information Using an Ana...

Page 73: ...uration command During the line configuration command the output lines are maintained without glitching PFI You can configure channels of a parallel digital module as Programmable Function Interface P...

Page 74: ...ectable PFI Filter Settings Filter Setting Filter Clock Jitter Min Pulse Width to Pass Max Pulse Width to Not Pass 112 5 ns short 80 MHz 12 5 ns 112 5 ns 100 ns 6 4 s medium 80 MHz 12 5 ns 6 4 s 6 387...

Page 75: ...ing counter signals refer to the Default Counter Timer Routing section Each counter has a FIFO that can be used for buffered acquisition and generation Each counter also contains an embedded counter E...

Page 76: ...rison Event Not all timed counter operations require a sample clock For example a simple buffered pulse width measurement latches in data on each edge of a pulse For this measurement the measured sign...

Page 77: ...The counter values can be read on demand or with a sample clock Refer to the following sections for more information about edge counting options Single Point On Demand Edge Counting Buffered Sample Cl...

Page 78: ...is sampled on each active edge of a sample clock and stored in the FIFO The STC3 transfers the sampled values to host memory using a high speed data stream The count values returned are the cumulative...

Page 79: ...returned by the counter A pulse width measurement will be accurate even if the counter is armed while a pulse train is in progress If a counter is armed while the pulse is in the active state it will...

Page 80: ...locked buffered pulse width measurement is similar to single pulse width measurement but buffered pulse width measurement takes measurements over multiple pulses correlated to a sample clock The count...

Page 81: ...the following sections for more information about cDAQ controller pulse measurement options Single Pulse Measurement Implicit Buffered Pulse Measurement Sample Clocked Buffered Pulse Measurement Singl...

Page 82: ...he sampled values to host memory using a high speed data stream Figure 5 10 shows an example of a sample clocked buffered pulse measurement Figure 5 10 Sample Clocked Buffered Pulse Measurement Note I...

Page 83: ...pulse measurement Single Semi Period Measurement Single semi period measurement is equivalent to single pulse width measurement Implicit Buffered Semi Period Measurement In implicit buffered semi per...

Page 84: ...ts of frequency and duty cycle high and low time or high and low ticks When reading data 10 points in a semi period measurement will get an array of five high times and five low times When you read 10...

Page 85: ...fk to the Source of the counter The known timebase can be an onboard timebase such as 80 MHz Timebase 20 MHz Timebase or 100 kHz Timebase or any other signal with a known rate You can configure the c...

Page 86: ...unter You also can generate the pulse externally and connect it to a PFI terminal You only need to use one counter if you generate the pulse externally Route the signal to measure fx to the Source of...

Page 87: ...n in Figure 5 14 Assume this signal to measure has frequency fx NI DAQmx automatically configures Counter 0 to generate a single pulse that is the width of N periods of the source input signal Figure...

Page 88: ...counted between sample clocks and T2 is the number of ticks counted of the known timebase as shown in Figure 5 15 The frequency measured is fx fk T1 T2 Figure 5 15 Sample Clocked Buffered Frequency M...

Page 89: ...se variables apply to each method summarized in Table 5 2 One counter With one counter measurements a known timebase is used for the source frequency fk The measurement time is the period of the frequ...

Page 90: ...One Counter Two Counter High Frequency Large Range fk Known timebase Known timebase Known timebase Measurement time gating period Max frequency error fk Max error Note Accuracy equations do not take...

Page 91: ...t the accuracy measurement time and accuracy listed in Table 5 3 But if your signal ramped up to 5 M then with a divide down of 50 your measurement time is 0 01 ms but your error is now 0 125 The erro...

Page 92: ...a large range of frequencies with two counters measures high and low frequency signals accurately However it requires two counters and it has a variable sample time and variable error dependent on the...

Page 93: ...ng sections for more information about the cDAQ controller position measurement options Measurements Using Quadrature Encoders Measurements Using Two Pulse Encoders Buffered Sample Clock Position Meas...

Page 94: ...ns You must refer to the documentation for your quadrature encoder to obtain timing of channel Z with respect to channels A and B You must then ensure that channel Z is high during at least a portion...

Page 95: ...tion measurement position measurement using a sample clock the counter increments based on the encoding used after the counter is armed The value of the counter is sampled on each active edge of a sam...

Page 96: ...ising or falling edge of the Gate input to be the active edge Use this type of measurement to count events or measure the time that occurs between edges on two signals This type of measurement is some...

Page 97: ...ration measurement Figure 5 24 Implicit Buffered Two Signal Edge Separation Measurement Sample Clocked Buffered Two Signal Separation Measurement A sample clocked buffered two signal separation measur...

Page 98: ...neration Pulse Train Generation Frequency Generation Frequency Division Pulse Generation for ETS Simple Pulse Generation Refer to the following sections for more information about the cDAQ controller...

Page 99: ...ing of the pulse You also can specify the pulse width The delay is measured in terms of a number of active edges of the Source input You can specify a pulse width The pulse width is also measured in t...

Page 100: ...ear on the Counter n Internal Output signal of the counter You can route the Start Trigger signal to the Gate input of the counter You can specify a delay from the Start Trigger to the beginning of ea...

Page 101: ...when the counter is armed to the beginning of the pulse train The delay is measured in terms of a number of active edges of the Source input You specify the high and low pulse widths of the output si...

Page 102: ...time of your generation on each sample clock edge Idle time and active time can also be defined in terms of frequency and duty cycle or idle ticks and active ticks Note On buffered implicit pulse tra...

Page 103: ...enerates a predetermined number of pulse train updates Each point you write defines pulse specifications that are updated with each sample clock When a sample clock occurs the current pulse idle follo...

Page 104: ...operation is started thereby preventing any problems that may occur due to excessive bus traffic With non regeneration old data is not repeated New data must be continually written to the buffer If th...

Page 105: ...16 The Frequency Output Timebase can be either the 20 MHz Timebase the 20 MHz Timebase divided by 2 or the 100 kHz Timebase The duty cycle of Frequency Output is 50 if the divider is either 1 or an e...

Page 106: ...nt to be 10 the delay between the active Gate edge and the pulse on the output increases by 10 every time a new pulse is generated Suppose you program your counter to generate pulses with a delay of 1...

Page 107: ...r 0 Counter 1 Source the source input to Counter 1 Counter 2 Source the source input to Counter 2 or Counter 3 Source the source input to Counter 3 Note All counter timing signals can be filtered Refe...

Page 108: ...able routing options Routing Counter n Source to an Output Terminal You can route Counter n Source out to any PFI terminal Counter n Gate Signal The Counter n Gate signal can perform many different op...

Page 109: ...be routed to the Counter n Aux input Any PFI terminal AI Reference Trigger AI Start Trigger Analog Comparison Event Change Detection Event In addition a counter s Internal Output Gate or Source can b...

Page 110: ...Internally software routes the Arm Start Trigger to the Counter n HW Arm input of the counter Routing Signals to Counter n HW Arm Input Any of the following signals can be routed to the Counter n HW...

Page 111: ...ample Clock Routing Counter n Sample Clock to an Output Terminal You can route Counter n Sample Clock out to any PFI terminal The PFI circuitry inverts the polarity of Counter n Sample Clock before dr...

Page 112: ...erations you can use the arm start trigger to have start trigger like behavior The arm start trigger can be used for synchronizing multiple counter input and output tasks When using an arm start trigg...

Page 113: ...caler acts as a frequency divider on the Source and puts out a frequency that is one eighth or one half of what it is accepting as shown in Figure 5 37 Figure 5 37 Prescaling Prescaling is intended to...

Page 114: ...External or Internal Source Less than 20 MHz With an external or internal source less than 20 MHz the module generates a delayed Source signal by delaying the Source signal by several nanoseconds The...

Page 115: ...tem to ensure efficient data movement Routes timing and control signals The acquisition generation sub systems use these signals to manage acquisitions and generations These signals can come from the...

Page 116: ...s It can function as the Source input to the 32 bit general purpose counter timers The 20 MHz Timebase is generated by dividing down the 80 MHz Timebase as shown in Figure 6 1 100 kHz Timebase You can...

Page 117: ...essages First Boot Detected This warning is displayed at the first boot of the system after updating the BIOS firmware This warning indicates that the BIOS settings have the default values BIOS Reset...

Page 118: ...ontroller For more information about restoring the hard drive to factory default condition go to ni com info and enter the Info Code hdrecovery913x Note Restoring the hard drive to factory default con...

Page 119: ...w key to select Enter Setup and press Enter The setup utility loads after a short delay The Main setup menu is displayed when you first enter the BIOS setup utility The Main setup menu is displayed wh...

Page 120: ...backed real time clock Most operating systems also include a way to change this setting Use and in conjunction with Enter and Tab to change these values Advanced Setup Menu This menu contains BIOS set...

Page 121: ...drive detected in the system CPU Configuration Submenu Use this submenu to apply alternate settings to the CPU Normally you do not need to modify these settings as the factory default settings provid...

Page 122: ...o the power button Valid options are Normal and Disabled The default value is Normal If the value is Normal the system responds to the power button as defined by the OS If the value is Disabled pressi...

Page 123: ...nagement Technology feature Note Intel Active Management Technology is disabled by default For information on how to enable configure and disable AMT go to ni com info and enter the Info Code intelamt...

Page 124: ...guration possible Terminal Type This setting selects the terminal emulation type Valid values are ANSI VT100 VT100 and VT UTF8 The default value is ANSI Bits Per Second This setting selects the serial...

Page 125: ...s setting to access the LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides submenu LabVIEW RT Configuration Overrides Submenu NI cDAQ 9138 9139 for LabVIEW Real Time Use this submenu to override specific settings opt...

Page 126: ...BIOS will first attempt to boot from the device associated with 1st Boot Device followed by 2nd Boot Device and 3rd Boot Device If multiple boot devices are not present the BIOS setup utility will no...

Page 127: ...yed on the main Boot Option Priorities list Optionally each device can also be Disabled if the device should never be used as a boot device Floppy Drive BBS Priorities Submenu Boot Option 1 Boot Optio...

Page 128: ...discarded The BIOS setup continues to be active Restore Factory Defaults This option restores all BIOS settings to the factory default This option is useful if the controller exhibits unpredictable b...

Page 129: ...information about writing applications for taking measurements and controlling measurement devices The following references to documents assume you have NI DAQmx LabVIEW 2012 or later and where applic...

Page 130: ...general information about measurement concepts key NI DAQmx concepts and common applications that are applicable to all programming environments Select Start All Programs National Instruments Start A...

Page 131: ...ministic real time application NET Languages without NI Application Software With the Microsoft NET Framework you can use NI DAQmx to create applications using Visual C and Visual Basic NET without Me...

Page 132: ...fy your systems accuracy and reliability requirements and provides warranty sparing and calibration services to help you maintain accuracy and minimize downtime over the life of your system Visit ni c...

Page 133: ...rums NI Applications Engineers make sure every question submitted online receives an answer Software Support Service Membership The Standard Service Program SSP is a renewable one year subscription in...

Page 134: ...3 AO Sample Clock Timebase 3 4 AO Start Trigger 3 4 applications counter input 5 3 counter output 5 24 edge counting 5 3 arm start trigger 5 38 B BIOS advanced setup menu A 4 launching setup utility...

Page 135: ...other features 5 39 output applications 5 24 prescaling 5 39 pulse train generation 5 25 retriggerable single pulse generation 5 26 simple pulse generation 5 24 single pulse generation 5 24 with start...

Page 136: ...orities submenu A 11 FREQ OUT signal 5 37 frequency division 5 32 generation 5 31 generator 5 31 measurement 5 10 Frequency Output signal 5 37 G generations analog output data 3 1 buffered hardware ti...

Page 137: ...period 5 8 single pulse width 5 5 single semi period 5 9 single two signal edge separation 5 22 two signal edge separation 5 22 using quadrature encoders 5 19 using two pulse encoders 5 21 measuring...

Page 138: ...E DIP switch 1 27 safety guidelines 1 2 sample clock edge counting 5 4 measurement 5 21 SATA configuration submenu A 5 save and exit menu A 12 security menu A 11 semi period measurement 5 8 implicit b...

Page 139: ...upport B 3 training B 3 trigger arm start 5 38 pause 5 38 start 5 38 two signal edge separation measurement 5 22 buffered 5 23 single 5 22 U unpacking 1 4 USB configuration submenu A 6 ports 1 22 USER...

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