Counter/Timer
How do I get the DAQ assistant counter to wait for 1st trigger pulse to begin counting?
Hi,
I am attempting to build a counting VI to count pulses in an interval controlled by an external trigger. I have the counter counting but my 1st two data points are random. How do I get the counter daq to wait until it receives a trigger pulse before it begins adding counts to the buffer? Right now I am feeding the DAQ square wave pulses at 100Hz and triggering the counter to output everytime it receives a trigger (10Hz square wave).
My outputed data looks like this:
| 3147 |
| -120 |
| 30 |
| 30 |
| 30 |
| 30 |
I should be seing all 30s.
Below is a pic of my setup. Thanks for your help!
Hi Matt99eo,
Have you configured your device for triggering? Although you have not mentioned your device specifically, the M series user manual provides a great explanation of digital triggering. Using the DAQ Assistant, this can be configured from the triggering tab. Hopefully this helps!
