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Chapter 4

Connecting Signals

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PFI0/TRIG1

DGND

Input

Output

PFI0/Trigger 1—As an input, this is either a PFI or the
source for the hardware analog trigger. PFI signals are
explained in the

Connecting Timing Signals

section

later in this chapter. The hardware analog trigger is
explained in the

Analog Trigger

section of Chapter 3,

Hardware Overview

. As an output, this is the TRIG1

signal. In posttrigger DAQ sequences, a low-to-high
transition indicates the initiation of the DAQ sequence.
In pretrigger applications, a low-to-high transition
indicates the initiation of the pretrigger conversions.

PFI1/TRIG2

DGND

Input

Output

PFI1/Trigger 2—As an input, this is a PFI. As an
output, this is the TRIG2 signal. In pretrigger
applications, a low-to-high transition indicates the
initiation of the posttrigger conversions. TRIG2 is not
used in posttrigger applications.

PFI2/CONVERT*

DGND

Input

Output

PFI2/Convert—As an input, this is a PFI. As an output,
this is the CONVERT* signal. A high-to-low edge on
CONVERT* indicates that an A/D conversion is
occurring.

PFI3/GPCTR1_SOURCE

DGND

Input

Output

PFI3/Counter 1 Source—As an input, this is a PFI. As
an output, this is the GPCTR1_SOURCE signal. This
signal reflects the actual source connected to the
general-purpose counter 1.

PFI4/GPCTR1_GATE

DGND

Input

Output

PFI4/Counter 1 Gate—As an input, this is a PFI. As an
output, this is the GPCTR1_GATE signal. This signal
reflects the actual gate signal connected to the
general-purpose counter 1.

GPCTR1_OUT

DGND

Output

Counter 1 Output—This output is from the
general-purpose counter 1 output.

PFI5/UPDATE*

DGND

Input

Output

PFI5/Update—As an input, this is a PFI. As an output,
this is the UPDATE* signal. A high-to-low edge on
UPDATE* indicates that the AO primary group is being
updated.

PFI6/WFTRIG

DGND

Input

Output

PFI6/Waveform Trigger—As an input, this is a PFI.
As an output, this is the WFTRIG signal. In timed
AO sequences, a low-to-high transition indicates the
initiation of the waveform generation.

PFI7/STARTSCAN

DGND

Input

Output

PFI7/Start of Scan—As an input, this is a PFI. As an
output, this is the STARTSCAN signal. This pin pulses
once at the start of each AI scan in the interval scan.
A low-to-high transition indicates the start of the scan.

Table 4-2. Signal Descriptions for I/O Connector Pins (Continued)

Signal Name

Reference

Direction

Description

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