Static Dio; Digital Input; Digital Input Triggering Signals; Digital Input Timing Signals - National Instruments NI cDAQ-9181 User Manual

Chapter 4 Digital Input/Output and PFI

Static DIO

Each of the DIO lines can be used as a static DI or DO line. You can use static DIO lines to
monitor or control digital signals on some C Series modules. Each DIO line can be individually
configured as a digital input (DI) or digital output (DO), if the C Series module being used
allows such configuration.
All samples of static DI lines and updates of static DO lines are software-timed.

Digital Input

You can acquire digital waveforms using either parallel or serial digital modules. The
DI waveform acquisition FIFO stores the digital samples. The cDAQ chassis samples
the DIO lines on each rising or falling edge of the DI Sample Clock signal.

Digital Input Triggering Signals

A trigger is a signal that causes an action, such as starting or stopping the acquisition of data.
When you configure a trigger, you must decide how you want to produce the trigger and the
action you want the trigger to cause. The cDAQ chassis supports three types of digital triggering:
internal software digital triggering, external digital triggering, and internal digital triggering.
Three triggers are available: Start Trigger, Reference Trigger, and Pause Trigger. An analog or
digital trigger can initiate these three trigger actions. Up to two C Series parallel digital input
modules can be used in any chassis slot to supply a digital trigger. To find your module triggering
options, refer to the documentation included with your C Series modules. For more information
about using analog modules for triggering, refer to the
Analog
of Chapter 2,
Analog Output.
DI Start Trigger
Refer to the
sections for more information about the digital input trigger signals.

Digital Input Timing Signals

The cDAQ chassis features the following digital input timing signals:
DI Sample Clock
•
DI Sample Clock Timebase Signal
•
DI Start Trigger
•
DI Reference Trigger
•
DI Pause Trigger
•
Signals with an * support digital filtering. Refer to the
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Input, and the Analog Output Triggering Signals
Signal, DI Reference Trigger
Signal*
Signal*
Signal*
Signal*
Analog Input Triggering Signals
section of Chapter 3,
Signal, and DI Pause Trigger Signal
PFI Filters
section for more information.
section