Locating the DAQmx Express VI and Launching the DAQ Assistant.doc

Locating the DAQmx Express VI and Launching the DAQ Assistant The DAQmx Express VI, which uses the DAQ Assistant to configure the task, is located in two different places depending upon which Functions palette you are using. In the Express Functions palette, the DAQ Assistant Express VI is located in the Input sub-palette (see Figure 1). Figure 1 In the Advanced Functions palette, the DAQ Assistant Express VI is located in the NI Measurements DAQmx sub-palette (see Figure 2). Figure 2 Once you have located the DAQ Assistant Express VI in the appropriate location, select it from the palette and drop it on the block diagram of your VI. By default, the properties page should pop up, allowing you to configure your task. The first step is to select your type of measurement (see Figure 3). Figure 3 Configuring DAQmx Express VI using the DAQ Assistant (Analog Input) There are several options for an analog input acquisition. For this document we will step through a simple Analog Input Voltage measurement (see Figure 4). Figure 4 Once you have selected Voltage as the type of Analog Input acquisition, you will have the option to select which channels you want to acquire from. The first screen you will see will allow you to select the physical channels that you want to acquire from, by creating local channels (see Figure 5). Figure 5 However, if you have already created DAQmx Global Virtual Channels in Measurement Automation Explorer, you can use those by selecting the Copy Global Channels option and selecting your channel(s) from the list (see Figure 6). Figure 6 Once you have selected the channel(s), click the Finish button. This will bring up the analog input task configuration page (see Figure 7). Figure 7 Here you can set up your task to acquire data exactly the way you want. You can set your Signal Input Range to a range suitable for the signal(s) you are acquiring. You can set the Terminal Configuration to the mode of your acquisition (Differential, Ref