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Chapter 4
Digital Input/Output and PFI
individually configured as a digital input (DI) or digital output (DO), if the C Series I/O module
being used allows such configuration.
All samples of static DI lines and updates of static DO lines are software-timed.
Digital Input
You can acquire digital waveforms using either parallel or serial digital modules.
The DI waveform acquisition FIFO stores the digital samples. The cDAQ chassis samples the
DIO lines on each rising or falling edge of the DI Sample Clock signal.
Digital Input Triggering Signals
A trigger is a signal that causes an action, such as starting or stopping the acquisition of data.
When you configure a trigger, you must decide how you want to produce the trigger and the
action you want the trigger to cause. The cDAQ chassis supports three types of digital triggering:
internal software digital triggering, external digital triggering, and internal digital triggering.
Three triggers are available: Start Trigger, Reference Trigger, and Pause Trigger. An analog or
digital trigger can initiate these three trigger actions. Up to two C Series parallel digital input
modules can be used in any chassis slot to supply a digital trigger. To find your module triggering
options, refer to the documentation included with your C Series I/O modules. For more
information about using analog modules for triggering, refer to the
, and the
Analog Output Triggering Signals
section of
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sections for more information about the digital input trigger signals.
Digital Input Timing Signals
The cDAQ chassis features the following digital input timing signals:
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DI Sample Clock Timebase Signal
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Signals with an * support digital filtering. Refer to the
section for more information.
DI Sample Clock Signal
Use the DI Sample Clock (di/SampleClock) signal to sample digital I/O on any slot using
parallel digital modules, and store the result in the DI waveform acquisition FIFO. If the cDAQ
chassis receives a DI Sample Clock signal when the FIFO is full, it reports an overflow error to
the host software.