Chapter 5
Using the NI PXI-4224
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5-7
Using a DAQmx Channel Property Node in LabVIEW
You can use property nodes in LabVIEW to manually configure your
channels. To create a LabVIEW property node, complete the following
steps:
1.
Launch LabVIEW.
2.
You can create the property node in a new VI or in an existing VI.
3.
Open the block diagram view.
4.
From the
Functions
toolbox, select
All Functions»
NI Measurements»DAQmx - Data Acquisition
, and select
DAQmx Channel
Property
Node
.
5.
Left-click inside the
Property
box and select
Active Channels
. This
allows you to specify exactly what channel(s) you want to configure.
If you want to configure several channels with different properties,
separate the lists of properties with another
Active Channels
box, and
assign the appropriate channel to each list of properties.
Note
If you do not use Active Channels, the properties will be set on all of the channels
in the task.
6.
Right-click
ActiveChan
and select
Add Element
. Left-click the new
ActiveChan
. Navigate through the menus and select the property you
wish to define.
7.
You must change the property to read or write to either get the property
or write a new value. Right-click the property, go to
Change To
, and
select
Write
,
Read
, or
Default Value
.
Continue Sampling
For continuous sampling, use a While Loop. If you are using
hardware timing, you also need to set the
DAQmx Timing.vi
sample mode to Continuous Samples. To set the VI, right-click
the terminal of the
DAQmx Timing.vi
labeled
sample mode
and click
Create»Constant
. Click the box and select
Continuous Samples
.
Stop Measurement
DAQmx Stop Task.vi
—This VI is optional. Clearing the task
will automatically stop the task.
Clear Task
DAQmx Clear Task.vi
Table 5-2.
Programming a Task in LabVIEW (Continued)
Flowchart Step
VI or Program Step