continuous generation

[hankypanky]

    Hello, I'm trying to do continous analog output the PXI-6711, and as there are many ways to do it (i.e. high-level ways like C-Gen vs. low-level ways like AO-Start + AO-Write), I'm confused which way to go with.  I've been messing around with C-Gen for simplicity, but I want to support high update rates (i.e. over 1 Mhz).  I also want to support generating arbitrary data (i.e. read from a file).  Any recommendations on how to do or which example to follow (i.e. Continuous Generation.vi vs. Function Generator.vi vs. ...)?  The Display and Output Acq'd File.vi is close to what I want to do, but I'm using NI-SCOPE for capture (and not the DAQ stuff), and I save data in a different file format...

[Jesse_O]

Hello,

First I believe from your post that you are using Traditional DAQ.  However it looks like you are just starting your application so I would recommend that you use DAQmx.  Depending on how comfortable you are with this, you can use the DAQ Assistant or the DAQmx VIs.  There is a lot of useful getting started information in the online Getting Started with NI-DAQmx tutorials. 

If you decide to use the DAQmx VIs, I would look at Cont Gen Voltage Wfm-Int Clk.vi.  You can find the latest version of NI-DAQmx for your hardware here.  I hope this provides you with a little more information.  If you have any questions please let me know.

Regards,

Jesse O.
Applications Engineering
National Instruments