Low profile counter/timer board

[greatgrandpadog]

Does NI (or anyone else) make a low-profile counter/timer board? Perhaps with specs similar to 6602? If not, are there some other options that I could look into (I think the sample rates may be too high to use USB)?

[Chris-NI · Accepted solution]

Hi greatgrandpadog,

Unfortunately, NI does not have any counter/timer solutions that are low-profile on PCI.

Our cDAQ-9171 single slot USB chassis has four 32-bit counter/timers that can use an onboard 80 MHz clock (detailed specifications).  For external signals, you would need to use one of our digital i/o module which have various specifications.  You can find a list of them here.  This will be the best way to go for a compact USB counter/timer.  If you have additional i/o, take a look at our CompactDAQ Advisor, where you can use a 4- or 8-slot chassis to expand your i/o in a single system.  For more sophisticated control, CompactRIO offers a similar platform but with FPGA and Real-Time for greater customization and reliability.  There is an online advisor for that as well, here.

Regards,