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Use 2 frequency inputs with same counter?

Hello! How can I use 2 different PFI on the same counter with tasks? I have PFI0 and PFI1 in use. Many thanks!

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NI 9401 edge counter mulitple samples

Trying to use edge counters in the NI 9401 module in cDAQ9174 chassis, LabVIEW 2016.  Want to read single channel, multiple samples from the module.  I get error -200284, which is "Some or all of the...

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Basic Buffered Edge Counting

Dear all,I used to do a lot of LabView long time ago, and I am a bit rusty...I am trying to implement 'Buffered Edge Counting' as illustrated in the X-series manual, fig7.3 ( that I attached just in...

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Renishaw RGH24 compatibility

Hello, I have an LM10IC13BBB10F00 (datasheet attached) differental linear magnetic quadrature encoder which I'm using a NI USB 6211 to read the positive channel (A, B) with. It works well even though I...

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Reset Counter: conditional action upon rising edge

Dear all, After my basic question (https://forums.ni.com/t5/Counter-Timer/Basic-Buffered-Edge-Counting/m-p/3941541#M14321) was solved (thanks again Kevin), I have another question (this time less...

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CO: Requested vs. actual frequency

Hi, I am using a PCIe-6353 DAQ card and try to figure out what the 'allowed' frequencies are. I found some threads about it but I am not sure I understood everything correctly. This article comes...

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USB 6001 speed measure

Hello Everyone, This is my first experience with the USB 6001 and DAQExpress.  After reading some other posts, I realize this device is not well suited for incremental encoder reading.  Nonetheless, I...

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NI 9361 FPGA configuration

Hi, I am using a counter NI 9361 with a CRio 9040 and Labview 2017 SP1 f3 - NI RIO 17.6 -  NI DAQmx 17.6. I configured the Module in FPGA mode. I based my FPGA code on the example provided with Labview...

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Generate two CO from one counter?

Hello, I have a PCIe-6353 DAQ board, which has 4 clocks available. I am already using all four of them and am now looking for a way to make one of them available for another task. This is what I would...

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PCIe-6738

I recently bought PCIe 6738, which was supposed to have 4 counters.However, from the look at the device pinouts of the card, it seems that there are actually 2 counters that can be used...

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Interfacing Quadrature Encoder to uSB 6001/2/3

Can one use the PFI0 and PFI1  counter inputs pins of USB 6001/2/3 for measurement of quadrature encoder pulse inputs?The quadrature encoder under consideration is having following details :Type :...

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DAQmxCreateCIDutyCycleChan error when using C functions

Hello, I am new to the forum so I am not sure where to post my question, I hope someone can help me. I am trying to measure a PWM duty cycle using the C functions for DAQmx, but I am having trouble...

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create a delay for a signal

I have two signals from two devices and I want to delay one of these signals for a time when the other signal is coming? how I can do that? I have tried counter and delay time but it is not working.

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NiDaqmx-python ci_two_edge_sep_chan times out

Two_Edge_Sep times out.  Can anyone see why?  I am baffled.Python version: 3.8.0 (tags/v3.8.0:fa919fd, Oct 14 2019, 19:37:50) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)]Package Version---------- -------nidaqmx 0.5.7...

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Counting a pair of mutually gated pulses, while simultaneously counting all...

Hi all I hope you can help me (I've been struggling with this problem for about a week 😞). I wouldn't say I'm completely new to LabVIEW, but I am quite new to data acquisiton of the type to come. I...

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PCIe-6321 encoder maximum input frequency

Hi, everyone!I want to use PCIe-6321 to measure angular position with an incremental quadrature encoder.  What is the maximum frequency coming from the quadrature encoder, which 6321 can measure...

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Buffered Edge Counting Error: "Multiple Sample Clock pulses"

Dear all, Some time ago, I asked regarding "Basic Buffered Edge Counting". Kevin_Price put me in the right path.To put it in context: I need to time tag the arrival of photons from an ion in an RF...

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PCI6602+Qt

I am using Qt and PCI6602 for edge count. I am using an external clock which is 4Mhz. The code is:step 1. DAQmxCreateTask("",&newtaskHandle);step 2....

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PCI-6221 is it possible to generate 2 channel pulse sequence at the same time?

PCI-6221 is it possible to generate 2 channel pulse sequence at the same time?why have error with my VI?

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Suitability of the PXIe 6612 Encoder Positioning Module

Hi,I'm trying to record encoder signals from a motor driver (Pansonic Minas A5) to determine the current position of the motor. My current hardware includes a PXI 8108 embedded controller. Is it...

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