PXI-6254 external start trigger (Error -200452)

[simocop]

Hello,

I have a PXI-6254 that I need to trigger with an external signal so it is synchronised with another device, however whichever source I tell it to use as a trigger (any PFI, PXI_Trig or the PXI_Star line), LabVIEW tells me "Error -200452 ... Specified property is not supported by the device or is not applicable to the task." As an example, I'm trying to do a digital output using the "Write Dig Chan-Int Clk-Dig Start.vi" example. 

Is it really the case that this device can't be triggered with an external signal? The manual for this device (http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/371291h.pdf) implies that it can be triggered externally, and if it can, what am I doing wrong?

Cheers,

Simon Coop

[Izzzzz · Accepted solution]

Hello Simon, 

The error you are running into as well as the solution is summarized by the following section in the M Series User Manual page 6-3.

Regards,

Izzy O.

Applications Engineer

National Instruments

www.ni.com/support

[simocop]

Hi Izzy,

Thanks for your response. 

I would just like to point out then that the 625x specifications manual I referred to (http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/371291h.pdf) is wrong. On page 9 under "External Digital Triggers" it says "Source: any PFI, RTSI, PXI_TRIG, PXI_STAR." It then says that these are valid triggers for the digital and analogue input and output sample clocks.