Python Synchronization of multiple analog inputs CDAQ-9185

[MarilouJourdain]

Hi,

I have been using the Python nidaqmax package to simultaneously acquire analog inputs from two NI9239 (BNC) plugged into a cDAQ9185. 

My issue is that I am not managing to use the same clock for all the channels to synchronize my measurements. 

The code worked fine when using the internal clock of each of the NI9239 respectively ( i.e in the code replacing the underlined lines with  source = "/cDAQ9185-213AB07Mod1/ai/SampleClock" in task A, and  source = "/cDAQ9185-213AB07Mod2/ai/SampleClock" in task B). 

However, when using one of the cDAQ9185 clock as a common clock (as in the code below), the code returned errors. The different sources can be seen in the attached screenshot of the NIMAX software. I have also tried using "/cDAQ9185-213AB07/80MHzTimebase" without success.

Another attempt consisted in using the internal clock of one of the module as the common clock as it seems to be the case in: Résolu : Python multi-tasking using cfg_samp_clk_timing question - NI Community  ( i.e in the code replacing the underlined lines with  source = "/cDAQ9185-213AB07Mod1/ai/SampleClock" in task A, and  source = "/cDAQ9185-213AB07Mod1/ai/SampleClock" in task B). But this also returned errors.

Any help to achieve this synchronisation would be much appreciated. 

Here is my code below: 

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import nidaqmx

npnts = int( fs_acq * duration) # number of sample per acquisition

 with nidaqmx.Task() as a_task, nidaqmx.Task() as b_task:

# Create analog input DAQmx Task from  NI9239 A (module 1)

 a_task.ai_channels.add_ai_voltage_chan(

"cDAQ9185-213AB07Mod1/ai0:2"

, name_to_assign_to_channel="hotwireA", min_val=-10, max_val=10)

 # Create analog input DAQmx Task from  NI9239 B (module 2)

b_task.ai_channels.add_ai_voltage_chan(

"cDAQ9185-213AB07Mod2/ai0:2"

, name_to_assign_to_channel="hotwireB",min_val=-10, max_val=10)

# Configure timing for ai task module A

 a_task.timing.cfg_samp_clk_timing(rate=fs_acq, source = "/cDAQ9185-213AB07/ai/SampleClock", sample_mode = nidaqmx.constants.AcquisitionType.FINITE,samps_per_chan = npnts ) 

 b_task.timing.cfg_samp_clk_timing(rate=fs_acq, source = "/cDAQ9185-213AB07/ai/SampleClock",  sample_mode = nidaqmx.constants.AcquisitionType.FINITE,samps_per_chan=npnts ) # you may not need samps_per_chan

a_task.start() # start performing the task

b_task.start()

 a_task.wait_until_done()

b_task.wait_until_done()

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Error: 

"name": "DaqError",
"message": "Requested sample clock source is invalid.\nProperty: DAQmx_SampClk_Src\nCorresponding Value: /cDAQ9185-213AB07Mod1/SampleClock\n\nDevice: cDAQ9185-213AB07\n\nTask Name: _unnamedTask<2>\n\nStatus Code: -200414",
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[ZYOng · Accepted solution]

You can use channel expansion and add multiple channels into a single task. DAQmx driver will handle the timing routing for you.

import nidaqmx

npnts = int( fs_acq * duration) # number of sample per acquisition

 with nidaqmx.Task() as task

# Add channels from NI9239 A (module 1)

 task.ai_channels.add_ai_voltage_chan(

"cDAQ9185-213AB07Mod1/ai0:2"

, name_to_assign_to_channel="hotwireA", min_val=-10, max_val=10)

 # Add channels from NI9239 B (module 2)

task.ai_channels.add_ai_voltage_chan(

"cDAQ9185-213AB07Mod2/ai0:2"

, name_to_assign_to_channel="hotwireB",min_val=-10, max_val=10)

# Configure timing

task.timing.cfg_samp_clk_timing(rate=fs_acq, sample_mode = nidaqmx.constants.AcquisitionType.FINITE,samps_per_chan = npnts ) 

task.start() # start performing the task

task.wait_until_done()

[MarilouJourdain]

Thank you for your prompt reply. This worked perfectly, thank you !!