Routing Di Pause Trigger Signal To An Output Terminal; Digital Output Data Generation Methods; Software-Timed Generations; Hardware-Timed Generations - National Instruments X Series User Manual

Routing DI Pause Trigger Signal to an Output Terminal

You can route DI Pause Trigger out to any RTSI <0..7>, PFI <0..15>, PXI_STAR, or
PXIe_DSTARC terminal.
Note Pause triggers are only sensitive to the level of the source, not the edge.

Digital Output Data Generation Methods

When performing a digital waveform operation, you either can perform software-timed or

hardware-timed generations.

Software-Timed Generations

With a software-timed generation, software controls the rate at which data is generated. Software
sends a separate command to the hardware to initiate each update. In NI-DAQmx,
software-timed generations are referred to as on-demand timing. Software-timed generations are
also referred to as immediate or static operations. They are typically used for writing a single
value out, such as a constant digital value.
Hardware-Timed Generations
With a hardware-timed generation, a digital hardware signal controls the rate of the generation.
This signal can be generated internally on your device or provided externally.
Hardware-timed generations have several advantages over software-timed generations:
• The time between samples can be much shorter.
• The timing between samples can be deterministic.
• Hardware-timed acquisitions can use hardware triggering.
Hardware-timed operations can be buffered or hardware-timed single point (HWTSP). A buffer
is a temporary storage in computer memory for to-be-transferred samples.
• Hardware-timed single point (HWTSP)—Typically, HWTSP operations are used to
write single samples at known time intervals. While buffered operations are optimized for
high throughput, HWTSP operations are optimized for low latency and low jitter. In
addition, HWTSP can notify software if it falls behind hardware. These features make
HWTSP ideal for real time control applications. HWTSP operations, in conjunction with
the wait for next sample clock function, provide tight synchronization between the software
layer and the hardware layer. Refer to the NI-DAQmx Hardware-Timed Single Point
Lateness Checking document for more information. To access this document, go to
ni.com/info
Note (NI USB-634
hardware-timed single point (HWTSP) operations.
and enter the Info Code
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/635 /636
.
daqhwtsp
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Devices) USB X Series devices do not support
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