National Instruments Data Acquisition Device E Series - Manual (Page 108)

Chapter 5 Counters
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source edge, as shown by t
gsu
and t
gh
. The gate signal is not required after
the active edge of the source signal.
If you use an internal timebase clock, you cannot synchronize the gate
signal with the clock. In this case, gates applied close to a source edge take
effect either on that source edge or on the next one. This arrangement
results in an uncertainty of one source clock period with respect to
unsynchronized gating sources.
The output timing parameters are referenced to the signal at the source
input or to one of the internally generated clock signals on the device.
Figure 5-2 shows the out signal referenced to the rising edge of a source
signal. Any out signal state changes occur within 80 ns after the rising or
falling edge of the source signal.
For information about the internal routing available on the DAQ-STC
counter/timers, refer to Counter Parts in NI-DAQmx in the NI-DAQmx
Help or the LabVIEW 8.x Help.
Counter 0 Source Signal
You can select any PFI as well as many other internal signals as the
Counter 0 Source (Ctr0Source) signal. The Ctr0Source signal is configured
in edge-detection mode on either the rising or falling edge. The selected
edge of the Ctr0Source signal increments and decrements the counter value
depending on the application the counter is performing.
You can export the Ctr0Source signal to the PFI 8/CTR 0 SOURCE pin,
even if another PFI is inputting the Ctr0Source signal. This output is set to
high-impedance at startup.
Figure 5-3 shows the timing requirements for the Ctr0Source signal.
Figure 5-3. Ctr0Source Timing Requirements
t
p
= 50 ns minimum
t
w
= 10 ns minimum
t
w
t
w
t
p