Chapter 2 Getting Started with Data Acquisition Tasks
Measure Data Acquisition User Manual
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Figure 2-7. Adding Tasks to the DAQ Menu
3.
Highlight each of the tasks in the window on the right and click on
the Add button to add them to the DAQ menu.
4.
Click on the OK button to return to the Configure DAQ Tasks
menu. Click on the OK button to return to the Excel worksheet.
5. Pull down the DAQ menu. Notice that two new entries now appear
in the DAQ menu, shown in Figure 2-8. Now you can select these
tasks and execute them from the worksheet without going into the
Measure dialog boxes.
Figure 2-8. The DAQ Menu
Saving Tasks
Each of your tasks are stored in your workbook automatically when
you click on the OK button in the DAQ Tasks dialog box. If you
configure a new task, but click on the Cancel button from the DAQ
Tasks dialog box, Measure does not store your new task in your
workbook.
