02-17-2017 02:57 PM
How come there is a the option to select "Samples to Read" if I set the "Aquisition Mode" to "Continous Samples"? I understand that the rate that data is acquired is selected under "Rate (Hz)." That means that every 1/1000th of a second I get a data point, so what's with the "Samples to Read?" Is it ignored once I select "Continuous Samples"? I can see that if you want a finite number of data points, then you would select how many under "Samples to Read," but what am I missing? I can't seem to see much if any variation in my data when I make changes to number of samples when I use continous sampling.
02-17-2017 04:29 PM
Read the help file for the DAQmx Timing VI. It has to do with the buffer size.
02-17-2017 06:13 PM
If using the DAQ Assistant, the Samples To Read is how many samples from the continuous task to read from the buffer each time the DAQ Assistant is called.