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Operation of the Current Sources .................................................................................. 4-4
Theory of Multiplexed Operation.................................................................................. 4-4
Measuring Temperature with Resistive Transducers .................................................... 4-5
Thermistor Measurement Circuits .................................................... 4-11
Resistance/Temperature Characteristic of Thermistors.................... 4-12
Typical Program Flowchart ............................................................................ 5-1
General Discussion of Typical Flowchart....................................................... 5-3
Creating a Task Using DAQ Assistant or Programmatically ........... 5-3
Adjusting Timing and Triggering..................................................... 5-3
Configuring Channel Properties ....................................................... 5-4
Acquiring, Analyzing, and Presenting.............................................. 5-7
Completing the Application.............................................................. 5-8
Developing an Application Using LabVIEW ................................................. 5-8
Using a NI-DAQmx Channel Property Node in LabVIEW ............. 5-10
Specifying Channel Strings in NI-DAQmx .................................................... 5-11
Text Based ADEs ............................................................................. 5-11
Programmable NI-DAQmx Properties ............................................. 5-13