Chapter 7
Counters
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National Instruments
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X Series User Manual
Counter Timing Signals
X Series devices feat
u
re the following co
u
nter timing signals:
•
Counter n Source Signal
•
Counter n Gate Signal
•
Counter n Aux Signal
•
Counter n A Signal
•
Counter n B Signal
•
Counter n Z Signal
•
Counter n Up_Down Signal
•
Counter n HW Arm Signal
•
Counter n Sample Clock Signal
•
Counter n Internal Output Signal
•
Counter n TC Signal
•
Frequency Output Signal
Note
All co
u
nter timing signals can be filtered. Refer to the
PFI Filters
section of
Chapter 8,
PFI
, for more information.
In this section,
n
refers to the X Series Co
u
nter 0, 1, 2, or 3. For example,
Co
u
nter
n
So
u
rce refers to fo
u
r signals—Co
u
nter 0 So
u
rce (the so
u
rce
inp
u
t to Co
u
nter 0), Co
u
nter 1 So
u
rce (the so
u
rce inp
u
t to Co
u
nter 1),
Co
u
nter 2 So
u
rce (the so
u
rce inp
u
t to Co
u
nter 2), or Co
u
nter 3 So
u
rce (the
so
u
rce inp
u
t to Co
u
nter 3).
Each of these signals s
u
pports digital filtering. Refer to the
PFI Filters
section of Chapter 8,
PFI
, for more information.
Counter
n
Source Signal
The selected edge of the Co
u
nter
n
So
u
rce signal increments and
decrements the co
u
nter val
u
e depending on the application the co
u
nter is
performing. Table 7-8 lists how this terminal is
u
sed in vario
u
s
applications.
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