Encoder Correlated DIO

[Eric_R]

Overview

This example demonstrates how to count digital events on a digital port of an M-Series card using correlated DIO. 

Description

This program correlates a digital input task to the analog input sample clock, creating a buffered hardware timed acquisition on a digital port.  The program then compares samples from each port to the previous sample, and a change in a digital line increments a count value in software.

Steps to implement or execute code
To implement this example:

1. Set the physical channel
2. Define the encoder setting
3. Define the timing parameter
4. Run the VI
5. (Optional) Turn on the Highlight Execution to see the flow of the VI

To execute this example:

1. Install the required software.
2. Connect the DAQ hardware
3. Confirm the connection with the MAX with TestPanel
4. Open the VI and refer the Implement Steps

Requirements
Software
LabVIEW 2012 or compatible
NI-DAQmx 16.0 or compatible

Hardware
cDAQ with C series or compatible

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[Todd S.]

thanks for posting!  could you please rename your attachment to include the LabVIEW version? "_lvXX.zip" would be fine.

[Joji]

Does this handle the Z channel?

[Eric_R]

Hi Buddy, great question! This VI currently does not support a Z axis that you may see on quadrature encoders for indexing. My recommendation would be to change the Encoder Split VI and add the logic for edge detection to quadrature-split.

-Eric