How to use the NI 6229 to read value from microprocessor board

[PWard]

Hi
I have a project to complete. I have to run the program attached on the Motorola HC11 microprocessor board and while the program is executing take readings from the ports on the Microprocessor board using the NI 6229 DAQ PCI card. I do not know where to start with this so any help on how to set this up would be much appreciated. What software would I use to do ths? I have never used anything like this before so I haven't a clue how it works.

Please help me
Pauline

[jasonv]

If I understand your application correctly, your microprocessor is generating an analog voltage, and you are wanting to measure it using a 6229.

In order to do this, you could connect the positive terminal of the microprocessor's output to pin 68 (AI 0) on the 6229, and the negative terminal of the microprocessor to pin 34 on the 6229 (AI 8). You would then want to perform a differential measurement using the analog input functionality of the 6229.

Is there any particular development environment you are using to perform the data acquisition on your PC? If you are using LabView, "Cont Acq&Graph Voltage-Int Clk" would get you started quickly. I wish you the best of luck.

[PWard]

Hi,
Thanks a lot for the help. I will give it a go. I'll probably be back looking for more help.
Pauline