Welcome to the discussion forums, bmedina!
The DAQCard-6024E can measure voltage signals from any external
voltage source between -10 and 10 V. It can also output voltage signals (analog
& digital). How you plan to interface with the startle chamber is going to
determine how to help you get started. Please clarify how you intend to
interface with the chamber so we can best help you. You can also find many
resources (tutorials, examples, etc.) for a variety of applications at www.ni.com/devzone.
I’m unclear what you mean when you say you want to calibrate
your card to the San Diego Startle chamber. Typically, calibration is a procedure
of reading offset and gain errors from an MIO board and updating special
onboard analog calibration circuitry that will correct these errors. Is this
what you mean by calibration?
Dennis mentioned using MAX to test the card. This can be
done with a test panel for the device. Under the list of devices, right-click
your device and click “Test Panel”. You can read in the raw signals to see if
you are getting the results you expect. Once you know it is working, you can move
to the next step of creating your program in LabVIEW, etc.
To help us see the big picture, please describe your setup
as completely as possible, including your operating system, LabVIEW version, device
driver & version, hardware interface (PCI, PCMCIA), etc.
I hope this helps get you started. Please repost with
further questions after looking at the linked resources.
Mark E.
Precision DC Product Support Engineer
National Instruments
