Can I Send Trigger Using DAQ Assistant?

Updated May 24, 2019

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Driver

  • NI-DAQmx

Issue Details

I would like to implement an application that collects data from the PXIe-4330 if the analog edge voltage from the PXIe-4492 is greater than 1 V using DAQ Assistant in LabVIEW. However, I couldn't find this feature like sending trigger in the DAQ Assistant. How can I implement it?

Solution

Unfortunately, you can't send a trigger signal using the DAQ Assistant because the DAQ Assistant does not support sending trigger function. If you want to generate a trigger signal, you should use the DAQmx Export Signal(VI) . DAQmx Export Signal (VI) is supporting the function routing a control signal to the terminal you specify. The output terminal can reside on the device that generates the control signal or on a different device. As this function, you can share the clock and trigger among multiple tasks and device.

Additional Information

What is the Difference Between the DAQmx Export Signal VI and the DAQmx Connect/Disconnect Terminals VIs?