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STEP 6
Running the DAQ Test
Follow the procedure below to test your NI PCI/PCIe DAQ
A
Make sure your PC is
powered ON and that you
connected the RCA to RCA
cable as shown in Step 3H.
C
1. In LabVIEW, open the NI Example Finder by selecting Find
Examples... from the Help Menu
2. In the NI Example Finder dialog, when browsing
according to Task, open the Toolkits and Modules/Quanser
Rapid Control Prototyping/Hardware folder.
3. Double-click on the RCP CL HIL Analog Loopback Example.
lvproj LabVIEW project to open the RCP example.
E
G
Click on the
OK button.
J
B
NI M and X Series Terminal Board
Go to the block
diagram (CTRL-E)
and double click on
the
HIL Initialize
Express VI
H
Go to the Front Panel (CTRL-E)
of the VI (pictured in Step 4D).
Scope view of the VI Front Panel
device
.
Verify that the LED on the Terminal Board is lit.
Power
Analog Input
Analog Input
Analog Output
Otherwise, consult the troubleshooting guide.
3
7
0
1
2
6
Encoders
1
3
1
5
0
4
0
2
D
In the RCP CL HIL Analog Loopback Example.lvproj
example, double-click on the RCP CL HIL Analog
Loopback Example.vi fi le listed under My Computer.
F
Confi gure HIL Initialize window
I
When manually moving
the Analog Output
Signal Knob of the VI,
both Analog Input and
Analog Output scopes
should display the same
trace. If not, go to the
Troubleshooting section.
LabVIEW™ VI Front Panel
Under the Main tab, select the data
acquisition device that is installed
on your system in the Board type
section (e.g., Q2-USB).
Click on the white arrow
button to run the VI.
K
Click on the STOP
button to stop
running the VI.
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