how can i connect a quadrature encoder to daq pci-6036 to count in up and down

[yasser]

how can i connect the Z terminal of a quadrature encoder to reset the counter of a DAQ PCI-6036E

[JB]

Although the E series cards allow to use quadrature encoders, I'm afraid that their DAQ-STC counters don't support Z.

The default pins for the new generation of M series cards are listed here. Obviously, the default pins can be changed through DAQmx property nodes.

[Robert_F]

Hi Yasser,

All E series cards (PCI-60xx) do not support Z indexing.

You can use a separate counter on another board to measure the Z index.  This line will pulse every time it makes one complete revolution.  This line is intended to measure absolute position of the encoder. 

The advantage of using a M series board (PCI-62xx) is it does support Z indexing.