DSA, SC Express, and X Series Multidevice Tasks
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DSA, SC Express, and X Series Multidevice Tasks
A task can include channels from multiple DSA, SC Express, and X Series devices, given the following conditions. When you include channels from multiple devices in a task, NI-DAQmx automatically synchronizes the devices and enables trigger skew correction for the devices. All channels in a task must be of the same I/O type, such as analog input or analog output.
Analog Input
- USB X Series Devices
You cannot use USB X Series devices in multidevice tasks.
- PCIe X Series Devices
You must use a RTSI cable to connect the devices, and you must identify the cable in MAX.
- PXI/PXIe Devices
- The devices must be in a single chassis, and you must identify the chassis in MAX.
- NI-DAQmx accounts for filter delay differences between devices with some qualifications:
- NI 4461 and 4462 devices lack the ability to compensate for filter delay.
- For all other devices, if the task includes channels from different device families, NI-DAQmx will account for filter delay differences between the devices.
Use the following table to check the multidevice task compatibility of any one device to another device. A checkmark in a cell indicates that the devices in the corresponding row and column can be used together in a multidevice task. For groups of more than two devices, every device must be compatible with every other device. An example of a group of devices that can be used in a multidevice task is the NI 4300, 4353, 4357 and PXIe X Series (63xx) as all of these devices are compatible with every other device listed in the group.
4300 | 4302/4303/4304/4305 | 4309 | 4310 | 4330/4331 | 4339 | 4340 | 4353 | 4357 | 4461/4462 | 4464 | 4466/4467 | 4480/4481 | 449x | 6386/6396 | Other X Series (63xx) | |
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4302/4303/4304/4305 |
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4309 |
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4310 |
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4330/4331 | - |
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4339 |
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4340 | - |
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4353 |
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4357 |
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4461/4462 | - |
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4466/4467 |
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4480/4481 |
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449x | - | - | - | - |
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6386/6396 |
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Analog Output
- PXIe-4463, 4466, and 4467 devices
The devices must be in a single chassis and the chassis must be identified in MAX. All devices in the task must be PXIe-4463s.
- PXIe X Series, NI 4322, and NI 6738/6739 Devices
The devices must be in a single chassis and the chassis must be identified in MAX.
- PCIe X Series Devices
You must use a RTSI cable to connect the devices, and you must identify the cable in MAX.
- USB X Series Devices
You cannot use USB X Series devices in multidevice tasks.