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SCC-AI Series Isolated Analog Input Modules
10. If you make a selection mistake, select the socket and click
Remove
.
11. Repeat steps 8 and 9 for each newly installed SCC.
12. Click
OK
after completing all SCC entries.
13. Click
OK
to complete the configuration process and close MAX.
Note
Configuring the SCC system using MAX automatically sets the E Series DAQ
device analog input mode to nonreferenced single-ended (NRSE).
Virtual Channels, Physical Channels, and Tasks
After you have installed and configured your SCC hardware, you can use
software tools within MAX to further configure the module and take
measurements.
Creating an NI-DAQmx Task or Global Channel
To create an NI-DAQmx task or global channel, complete the following
steps.
1.
Open
Measurement & Automation
Explorer.
2.
Right-click
Data Neighborhood
and select
Create New
.
3.
Select
NI-DAQmx Task
or
NI-DAQmx Global Channel
and click
Next
.
4.
Select
Analog Input
and then select
Voltage
.
5.
If you are creating a task, select the channels to add to the task. You can
select blocks of channels by pressing the <Shift> key while making the
selections or select individual channels by pressing the <Ctrl> key
while making the selections. If you are creating a channel, you can
select only one channel. Click
Next
.
6.
Enter a name for the task or global channel and click
Finish
.
7.
In the
Channel List
box, select the channel(s) you want to configure.
You can select blocks of channels by pressing the <Shift> key while
making the selections or select individual channels by pressing the
<Ctrl> key while making the selections.
8.
Enter the specific values for your application in the Settings tab.
Context help information for each setting is provided on the right side
of the screen.