Setting the interchannel delay via DAQ assistant

[hlseck]

I have explored all the options provided as I double clicked on the DAQ assistant. But there seems nowhere to set the interchannel delay. I wonder if the interchannel delay can still be set even when I'm using the DAQ assistant?

[Erik_J]

Hi hlseck,

In DAQmx, the interchannel delay is also known as the Convert Clock.  You cannot set the Convert Clock within the DAQ Assistant.  The best solution is to set up your DAQ Assistant, right-click the DAQ Assistant and select Generate NI-DAQmx Code.  Then, insert a DAQmx Timing Property Node before your DAQmx Start Task to set the Convert Clock rate.

If you are using NI-DAQmx 7.4  or later, you can be assured that the readings are set to scan between channels as quickly as the hardware can physically produce accurate readings.  If you would like to slow down this behavior (i.e. increase the interchannel delay) you can set the Convert Clock rate manually in a the DAQmx Timing Property Node using the Convert Rate property:

For more information on how the DAQmx driver handles the Convert Clock, or interchannel delay, please see this KnowledgeBase.

Regards,
Erik