NI PXIe-4322 and TB-4322 Installation Guide
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Generate an NI-DAQmx Signal
NI-DAQmx Channels and Tasks
Refer to the
NI-DAQmx Help
for complete information about channels and tasks.
Use the DAQ Assistant to configure virtual channels and tasks in MAX or in your application.
Configure a Task Using the DAQ Assistant from MAX
Complete the following steps to create a task using the DAQ Assistant in MAX:
1.
In MAX, right-click
Data Neighborhood
and select
Create New
to open the DAQ Assistant.
2.
Select
NI-DAQmx Task
and click
Next
.
3.
Select
Generate Signals
.
4.
Select analog output, and the measurement type, such as voltage.
5.
Select the physical channel(s) to use and click
Next
.
6.
Name the task and click
Finish
.
7.
Configure the individual channel settings. Each physical channel you assign to a task
receives a virtual channel name. To modify the output range or other settings, select the
channel. Click
Details
for physical channel information. Configure the timing and
triggering for your task. Click
Run
.
Use Your NI SC Express in an Application
For NI software version compatibility, refer to the
NI-DAQmx Readme
, available from
Start»
All Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQmx
.
To get started with data acquisition in your application software, refer to the tutorials listed in
Table 1.
Table 1.
DAQ Assistant Tutorial Locations
Application
Tutorial Location
LabVIEW
Go to
Help»LabVIEW Help
. Next, go to
Getting Started with
LabVIEW»Getting Started with DAQ»Taking an NI-DAQmx Measurement
in LabVIEW
LabWindows/CV
I
Go to
Help»Contents
. Next, go to
Using LabWindows/CVI»Data
Acquisition»Taking an NI-DAQmx Measurement in LabWindows/CVI
.
Measurement
Studio
Go to
NI Measurement Studio Help»Getting Started with the Measurement
Studio Class Libraries»Measurement Studio Walkthroughs»Walkthrough:
Creating a Measurement Studio NI-DAQmx Application
.
LabVIEW
SignalExpress
*
Go to
Help»Taking an NI-DAQmx Measurement in SignalExpress
.
*
LabVIEW SignalExpress, an easy-to-use configuration-based tool for data logging applications, is at
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»LabVIEW SignalExpress
.
