NI-DAQmx .NET Framework 4.0 API Reference

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CIChannelCollection.CreatePulseChannelTime Method

CIChannelCollection.CreatePulseChannelTime Method

CIChannelCollectionCreatePulseChannelTime Method

Creates a CIChannel to measure digital pulses defined by the amount of time the pulse is at a high and low state. This method adds one channel to the CIChannelCollection.

Namespace:  NationalInstruments.DAQmx
Assembly:  NationalInstruments.DAQmx (in NationalInstruments.DAQmx.dll) Version: 20.7.40.49302

Syntax

public CIChannel CreatePulseChannelTime(
	string counter,
	string nameToAssignChannel,
	double minimumValue,
	double maximumValue,
	CIPulseTimeUnits units
)
Public Function CreatePulseChannelTime ( 
	counter As String,
	nameToAssignChannel As String,
	minimumValue As Double,
	maximumValue As Double,
	units As CIPulseTimeUnits
) As CIChannel

Parameters

counter
Type: SystemString
The names of the counters to use to create the virtual channel.
nameToAssignChannel
Type: SystemString
The name to assign to the created channel. To use the physical channel name as the local virtual channel name, set this value to Empty.
minimumValue
Type: SystemDouble
The minimum value expected from the measurement, in units.
maximumValue
Type: SystemDouble
The maximum value expected from the measurement, in units.
units
Type: NationalInstruments.DAQmxCIPulseTimeUnits
The units to use to return the measurement.

Return Value

Type: CIChannel
The newly created CIChannel.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
DaqExceptionThe NI-DAQmx driver returned an error.

Remarks

With the exception of devices that support multi-counter tasks, you can create only one CIChannel at a time with this function because a task can contain only one CIChannel. To read from multiple counters simultaneously, use a separate task for each counter.

This method creates a virtual channel for the physical channel name you specify.

If you do not provide a value for nameToAssignChannel, NI-DAQmx uses the physicalChannelName as the local virtual channel name. If you use nameToAssignChannel to create a name for the local virtual channel, you must use this name in other properties and methods.

The NI-DAQmx driver does not determine if the requested settings are possible until the task is verified. CreatePulseChannelTime(String, String, Double, Double, CIPulseTimeUnits) does not throw an exception for parameter values that are not compatible with your hardware or other settings in your task. To determine if all of the settings for a Task are valid, you must verify the task by starting the task, either with Start or by reading from or writing to the task, or by calling Control(TaskAction) with Verify.

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