MAX 2.0 recognizes my PC-TIO-10 but I cannot use the counters with MAX.

[zener]

MAX 2.0 recognizes my PC-TIO-10 board and can even run the test panel. However, only the digital I/O channels are available for configuration. Why is this? Would be nice to configure the counters too.

[Geneva L.]

You can test your counters of the PCI-TIO-10 in MAX when you click on the Counter IO tab of the Test Panel. You can test Pulse Train Generation, Single Pulse Generation, and Simple Event Counting.

If you want to test Pulse Train Generation, you can set the frequency and the duty cycle. If you want to test Single Pulse Generation, you can choose the pulse delay and width. If you want to test Simple Event Counting, you specify what your Source is and make the physical connection, if necessary.

You didn't mention what version of NI-DAQ driver software you are using. The latest version to support your board is NI-DAQ 6.9 which does use MAX 2.0.

If you are not seeing the options I mentioned above, then perhaps you installed on top of an older version of NI-DAQ, causi
ng conflicts in the software. In that case, you want to uninstall all references to NI-DAQ to clean your machine and then do a fresh install of NI-DAQ 6.9.

Regards,

Geneva L.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com/ask

[zener]

Testing the counters is not my problem. They all test fine, however, being able to set up a channel in the data neighborhood is a problem.

[Geneva L.]

Yes, the virtual channels under Data Neighborhood in MAX are for analog input, analog output, and digital I/O channels. You can configure your counters in your program (LabVIEW, Measurement Studio, etc.) using the appropriate function calls. There are examples for counter operations available with the NI-DAQ software. Note that if you are using the Measurement Studio Tools for Visual Basic (ComponentWorks) controls, you can configure the default properties of the counter control on the user interface form page.

Regards,
Geneva L.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com/ask