ADLINK PCI-8164 - Manual (Page 132)

120 Operation Theory
4.4.4 General purpose counter
The general purpose counter is very versatile and may be any of
the following:
1. Pulse output – as a command position counter
2. Pulse input – as a feedback position counter
3. Manual Pulse input – Default status.
4. Clock – an accurate timer (9.8 MHz)
The default setting of the general purpose counter is set to manual
pulse. (Refer to section 4.1.9 for a detailed explanation of manual
pulsing). To change the source type, use the function
_8164_set_general_counter(). To obtain the counter status,
use the function _8164_get_general_counter().
Related function:
X
_8164_set_general_counter(),
_8164_get_general_counter(): Refer to section 6.15
The table below summarizes all functions used for the different
counter types.