Chapter 3
Configuring and Testing
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Configurable Settings in MAX
Note
If you are not using an NI ADE, using an NI ADE prior to version 7.0, or are using
an unlicensed copy of an NI ADE, additional dialog boxes from the NI License Manager
appear allowing you to create a task or global channel in unlicensed mode. These messages
continue to appear until you install version 7.0 or later of an NI ADE.
This section describes where users can access each software-configurable
setting for modification in MAX. The location of the settings varies
depending on the version of NI-DAQ you use. Refer to either the
section
or the
can refer to the
DAQ Getting Started Guide
and the
SCXI Quick Start Guide
for more information on installing and configuring the hardware. You also
can use the DAQ Assistant to graphically configure common measurement
tasks, channels, or scales.
NI-DAQmx
Using NI-DAQmx, you can configure software settings such as sensor type
and gain/input signal range in the following ways:
•
Task or global channel in MAX
•
Functions in your application
Note
All software-configurable settings are not configurable both ways. This section only
discusses settings in MAX. Refer to Chapter 4,
, for information on
using functions in your application and for information on configuring the settings for your
application using Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy).
You can use the SCXI-1102/B/C module to make the following types of
measurements:
•
Voltage input
•
Thermocouple
•
RTD
•
Thermistors
•
Current input
