Chapter 3
Configuring and Testing
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NI-DAQmx
Using NI-DAQmx, you can configure software settings such as sensor type
and gain/input signal range in the following ways:
•
Task or global channel in MAX
•
Functions in your application
Note
All software-configurable settings are not configurable both ways. This section only
discusses settings in MAX. Refer to Chapter 5,
, for information on
using functions in your application.
Dependent upon the terminal block configuration use, you can use the
SCXI-1503 module to make the following types of measurements:
•
Voltage input
•
Thermocouple
•
RTD
•
Thermistors
Creating a Global Channel or Task
To create a new voltage, temperature, or current input NI-DAQmx global
task or channel, complete the following steps:
1.
Double-click
Measurement & Automation
on the desktop.
2.
Right-click
Data Neighborhood
and select
Create New
.
3.
Select
NI-DAQmx Task
or
NI-DAQmx Global Channel
, and click
Next
.
4.
Select
Analog Input
.
5.
Select one of the following:
•
Voltage
•
Temperature
and then select one of the following:
–
Iex Thermistor
–
RTD
–
Thermocouple
–
Vex Thermistor
6.
If you are creating a task, you can select a range of channels by holding
down the <Shift> key while selecting the channels. You can select
multiple individual channels by holding down the <Ctrl> key while
