Bman- thx for reply. Route Signal not working. Any ideas?

[<Mike Ross> mross@smpcorp.com]

I am trying to get counter/timer VI's to do some work then generate pulses on the RTSI bus. Route Signal is supposed to be the way to go, but it does not work. I am counting with a 6602 and I want a PCI-MIO-16e-1 E-Series DAQ card to receive the signal and clock and acquisition with it.

Any ideas?

Mike

[bman]

Mike

Do you have your Route Signal wired up like the following to route your counter's output to the RTSI line? It may help if you could post a small portion of your code where you are routing your signals.

Brian

[<Mike Ross> mross@smpcorp.com]

Thanks for the replay, again, Brian.

I have routed just as you show in the attached picture.

I was sounding out the group to see if anyone had had similar problems. I anticipate that it will turn out to be an error on my part, but it is not yet clear what that error is.

Some folks at NI Help Line have req'd a 6602 card and trying to duplicate the results I have. I will report back with any findings.

[Kevin_Price]

Any chance that the problem is at the other end, i.e., are you sure your analog acq. is configured properly to use the RTSI signal? Here's a suggestion for debugging:

1. Run your program that tries to send the signal onto the RTSI bus.

2. In a separate program, config a different 6602 counter for event counting and specify the RTSI signal as the source. If this fails, your original counter isn't putting its output onto RTSI, either due to a failed board or config issues which you are already pursuing. If it works, proceed to the next step.

3. Config a counter on your MIO board for the same kind of event counting using the RTSI signal as a source. If this fails (after step 2 worked), check your RTSI cable connection inside your PC (w
ith the power off!). If it works, then RTSI is getting to your MIO board and the problem may be in the way you're configuring analog acq. to use the RTSI signal.

Good luck!