Clicking on the DAQ tab will show the DAQ page as shown in the figure below.
The DAQ tab only appears when the GX3788 daughter board is used.
GX3788 Virtual Panel – DAQ page
The following controls are shown in the DAQ page:
Digital I/O Group Box
Port Combo Box: Select the digital I/O port (0-2) to configure. The output data and direction can be set and read for the selected digital port.
Readback Field: The 32-bit data that has been read from the specified digital port. This is an actual sampling of the digital line states at the selected digital port.
Data Text Field: The 32-bit output data (hexadecimal or decimal) to be written the specified digital port. A '1' bit signifies a logic high and a '0' bit signifies a logic low.
Set Button: Writes the Data field contents to the digital port selected.
Direction Text Field: The 32-bit direction data (hexadecimal or decimal) to be written to the specified digital port. A '1' bit signifies an output channel and a '0' bit signifies an input channel.
Set Button: Writes the Direction field contents to the digital port selected.
Analog In Group Box
Analog In List: Displays a continuously updating voltage measurement from each of the 16 analog input channels. In addition, each channels measurement mode and range are also shown.
Mode Combo Box: Sets the channel mode to use for a channel's measurement (single ended or differential).
Range Combo Box: Sets the channel range to sue for a channel's measurement.
Ch 0-7 Combo Box: Sets the ground source for analog in channels 0 to 7.
Ch 8-15 Combo Box: Sets the ground source for analog in channels 8 to 15.
Analog Output Group Box
Enable All Channels Outputs Check Box: Sets all the analog output channels to enabled or disabled.
Reset All Channels Button: Reset all the analog output channels to default settings.
Voltage Edit Box Fields (Channel 0 to Channel 7): Enter output voltages for each of the analog output channels. Each channel's Voltage edit box has a set button to apply the new voltage settings.