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Configure a Task Using the DAQ Assistant from MAX
Complete the following steps to create a task using the DAQ Assistant in MAX:
1.
In MAX, right-click Data Neighborhood and select Create New to open the DAQ Assistant.
2.
Select NI-DAQmx Task and click Next.
3.
Select Acquire Signals.
Note
The NI PXIe-4353 cannot generate signals.
4.
Select Analog Input and the measurement type, such as Temperature
or Voltage.
5.
Select the physical channel(s) to use and click Next.
6.
Name the task and click Finish.
7.
Configure the individual channel settings. Each physical channel you assign to a task receives a
virtual channel name. To modify the input range or other settings, select the channel. Click Details
for physical channel information. Configure the timing and triggering for your task. Click Run.
Step 8. Use Your NI SC Express 4353 in an Application
For NI software version compatibility, refer to the NI-DAQmx Readme, available from Start»
All Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQmx.
To get started with data acquisition in your application software, refer to the tutorials listed in Table 1.
Application
LabVIEW
Go to Help»Search the LabVIEW Help. Next, go to Getting Started with LabVIEW»
Getting Started with DAQ»Taking an NI-DAQmx Measurement in LabVIEW.
LabWindows/CVI
Go to Help»Contents. Next, go to Using LabWindows/CVI»Data Acquisition»Taking an
NI-DAQmx Measurement in LabWindows/CVI.
Measurement
Go to NI Measurement Studio Help»Getting Started with the Measurement Studio Class
Studio
Libraries»Measurement Studio Walkthroughs»Walkthrough: Creating a Measurement Studio
NI-DAQmx Application.
LabVIEW
Go to Help»Taking an NI-DAQmx Measurement in SignalExpress.
*
SignalExpress
*
LabVIEW SignalExpress, an easy-to-use configuration-based tool for data logging applications, is at Start»
All Programs»National Instruments»LabVIEW SignalExpress.
Programming Examples
NI-DAQmx includes example programs to help you get started developing an application. LabVIEW
and CVI examples are located at Help»Find Examples in your application software. Text-based code
examples are located at All Programs»National Instruments»NI-DAQ»Text-Based Code Support»
ANSI C Examples. Modify example code and save it in an application, or use examples to develop a
new application or add example code to an existing application.
For other examples, go to
refer to
zone.ni.com
NI PXIe-4353 and TB-4353 Terminal Block Installation Guide
Table 1. DAQ Assistant Tutorial Locations
and enter the Info Code
ni.com/info
.
10
Tutorial Location
daqmxexp
Thermocouple
»
. For additional examples,
ni.com
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