Chapter 7
Counters
X Series User Manual
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If the DAQ device receives a Co
u
nter
n
Sample Clock when the FIFO is
f
u
ll, it reports an overflow error to the host software.
Using an Internal Source
To
u
se Co
u
nter
n
Sample Clock with an internal so
u
rce, specify the signal
so
u
rce and the polarity of the signal. The so
u
rce can be any of the following
signals:
•
DI Sample Clock (di/SampleClock)
•
DO Sample Clock (do/SampleClock)
•
AI Sample Clock (ai/SampleClock)
•
AI Convert Clock (ai/ConvertClock)
•
AO Sample Clock (ao/SampleClock)
•
DI Change Detection o
u
tp
u
t
Several other internal signals can be ro
u
ted to Co
u
nter
n
Sample Clock
thro
u
gh internal ro
u
tes. Refer to
Device Routing in MAX
in the
NI-DAQmx
Help
or the
LabVIEW Help
for more information.
Using an External Source
Yo
u
can ro
u
te any of the following signals as Co
u
nter
n
Sample Clock:
•
PFI <0..15>
•
RTSI <0..7>
•
PXI_STAR
•
PXIe-DSTAR<A,B>
•
Analog Comparison Event
Yo
u
can sample data on the rising or falling edge of Co
u
nter
n
Sample
Clock.
Routing Counter
n
Sample Clock to an Output
Terminal
Yo
u
can ro
u
te Co
u
nter
n
Sample Clock o
u
t to any PFI <0..15> terminal.
The PFI circ
u
itry inverts the polarity of Co
u
nter
n
Sample Clock before
driving the PFI terminal.
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