Chapter 3 Configuring and Testing
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Creating a Virtual Channel
To create a virtual channel, complete the following steps:
1.
Right-click
Data Neighborhood
and select
Create New
.
2.
Select
Traditional NI-DAQ Virtual Channel
and click
Finish
.
3.
Click
Add Channel
.
4.
Select
Analog Input
from the drop-down list and click
Next
.
5.
Enter the
Channel Name
and
Channel Description
, and click
Next
.
6.
Select
Voltage
from the drop-down list and click
Next
.
7.
Enter the units and input range, and click
Next
.
8.
Select the appropriate scaling option and click
Next
.
9.
Enter the following information:
10.
What DAQ hardware will be used?
from the drop-down list.
a.
What channel on your DAQ hardware?
from the drop-down list.
b.
Which analog input mode will be used?
from the drop-down list.
11. Click
Finish
.
Verifying the Signal
This section describes how to take measurements using test panels in order
to verify signal, and configuring and installing a system in NI-DAQmx and
Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy).
Verifying the Signal in NI-DAQmx Using a Task or Global Channel
You can verify the signals on the SCXI-1125 using NI-DAQmx by
completing the following steps:
1.
Expand
Data Neighborhood
.
2.
Expand
NI-DAQmx Tasks
.
3.
Click the task.
4.
Click the
Add Channels
or
Remove Channels
button to add/remove
channels.
5.
In the window that appears, click the
+
next to the module of interest.
6.
Select the channel(s) you want to verify. You can select a block of
channels by holding down the <Shift> key or multiple channels by
holding down the <Ctrl> key. Click
OK
.
7.
Enter the appropriate information on the
Settings
tab.
