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LabVIEW / Measurement I/O / NI-DAQmx / VI / NI USB-6002 / DAQ / Multifunction Device / Counter

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‎07-09-2018 01:01 AM
Last Edited by: Member Content Cleaner ‎12-17-2024 01:32 PM

Products and Environment

This section reflects the products and operating system used to create the example.

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    Hardware

  • Multifunction I/O Device

    Driver

  • NI-DAQ™mx

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Description

Overview

In the counter, the user has the option to select the input port through DAQmx Global Channel, start/stop and reset the count. The input i.e. square wave of 1 Hz is given by function generator for performance testing.

Description

 Counter in data acquisition devices is used to measure the number of pulses received at the given port. Port <P2.0> and <P1.1> are multiplexed as PFI0 and PFI1, respectively. This can be used as 32-bit counter input or as trigger and clock input.

Hardware and Software Requirements

 NI USB-6002, LabVIEW

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

 1. Connect USB-6002 through USB port.

 2. The input i.e. square wave of 1 Hz is given by function generator for performance testing.

 3. Download NI-DAQmx 18.0.0, Execute sample code "USB6002-counter" and run it.

 4. Press Start button of the counter.

Additional Information or References

 https://www.ni.com/en/support/downloads/drivers/download.ni-daq-mx.html#288275

 https://www.ni.com/en-us/shop/model/usb-6002.html

Example code from the Example Code Exchange in the NI Community is licensed with the MIT license.

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