National Instruments NI PCI-6542 Getting Started Manual

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NI Digital Waveform Generator/Analyzer Guide 12 ni.comFigure 3. Configuration Tree Shortcut Menub. When the self-test finishes, a message window appears to indicate ifan error occurred. If an error occurred, refer to ni.com/supportfor troubleshooting information.Tip If you need to reset the device with a hard reset, you can do soby right-clicking the device and selecting Reset Device from theshortcut menu shown in Figure 3.6. Record the device name assigned to the digital device. You need thisinformation when you program the device.Using the Test Panel to Generate and Acquire DataTo verify your device configuration, use the device test panel in MAX togenerate and acquire simple digital data using your device by completing thefollowing steps:1. Right-click the device under NI-DAQmx Devices, and select Test Panelsas shown in Figure 3.2. Click the Generation tab.3. Select the Dynamic tab on the side of the pane.4. Click Select All to select all of your channels. The digital pattern nowappears in the graph.5. Enter the frequency in the Clock Frequency control, located on the leftside of the test panel.