Chapter 2 Getting Started with Data Acquisition Tasks
Measure Data Acquisition User Manual
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Table 2-1 contains a list of the DAQ Tasks dialog box options with
descriptions of their use.
Table 2-1. DAQ Tasks Dialog Box Options
Option/Button
Description
Data acquisition device
Select the National Instrument data acquisition device for which you
want to create a task. Measure scans your NI-DAQ configuration for
installed devices and lists only those devices that Measure supports.
Data acquisition tasks
Measure lists all the tasks that you have created for a data acquisition
device. Select a task if you wish to run, edit, or delete it.
Task Description
Measure displays the description of the selected task. You can assign a
description to a task when you create or edit it.
Edit Menu
Add or delete tasks from the DAQ menu.
AI
Create an Analog Input task for the selected data acquisition device.
AO
Create an Analog Output task for the selected data acquisition device.
Run
Run the selected data acquisition task.
Edit
Edit the selected data acquisition task.
Delete
Delete the selected data acquisition task.
OK
Store in the active workbook all the changes that you made (creation of
tasks, changes to existing tasks, deletions of tasks, additions or
deletions to the DAQ menu).
Cancel
Ignore all the changes that you made (creation of tasks, changes to
existing tasks, deletions of tasks, additions or deletions to the DAQ
menu).
