trigger daq by itself

[alejandromxl]

Hi,

I have a DAQ PCI-6013, and I would like to trigger an analog acquisition with an external trigger (from a PLC), but I don't have 5V to trigger it, just 24V, however I see the DAQ also has a 5V output, but I don't know if it possible to wire the 5V output of the DAQ via a external relay controlled by a PLC and I can send the 5V output of the DAQ to the PFI0 to trigger the analog acquisition?

Do you know if this is possible? Thanks in advance

Regards,

Alejandro Rodriguez

[crossrulz]

If the relay turns on a 5V signal, I see no issue.  I have also seen this done with a voltage divider and a transistor.

[alejandromxl]

Thanks I'll give it a try, since I'm building a machine for a customer I didn't want to use a voltage divider or a transistor because of giving a more professional look to the control panel. I was only worried because maybe I could burn the DAQ by doing that wiring, or maybe it would just not trigger the analog acquisition.