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Hello everyone.

This isn't specific to Lab/Windows, but I don't see a thread specifically for NIDAQmx.

 

I'm trying to get multiple tasks to operate at the same time.  We actually have 2 PWM (measure duty cycle) signals and possibly an encoder signal.  The person buying the card was hoping a PCI-6351 would work as it has 4 counter channels.  Although the card doesn't have built in option to measure duty cycle, I figured I could use two continuous tasks to read the on and off pulse times.

 

I can't get two tasks to operate at the same time.  Through my trials I get an error no matter what I try:

- can't reference the same input line in two channels

- can't have two counter channels in the same task

- can't have two counter tasks active, using the same timebase resource?

 

There must be something (hopefully simple) that I am missing.  What good is a 4 counter card if I can only use 1 at at time.

 

Grateful for any feedback!
Mande.


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