This screen allows you to set the NI-DAQmx parameters for your DAQ hardware.
This is the name of the NI-DAQmx device to which the transducer is attached. Typical NI-DAQmx names are dev1, dev2, etc.
You may also enter a complete NI-DAQmx multi-channel specification in this box, e.g. "dev1/ai0:5" or "dev0/ai8:9,dev1/ai4:7". Note that the number of channels specified in this way must equal 6 (if no thermistor data is wanted) or 7 (if a thermistor is available and data should be colleccted).
The raw rate at which the hardware scans the transducer voltages. Please Note: Divide this number by the averaging level to get the effective sample rate.
The lowest numbered channel on the NI-DAQmx device to which the transducer is attached. In order for the demo to work properly, the transducer must be connected to 6 sequential channels, with gauge 0 connected to the lowest-numbered channel, gauge 1 attached to the next lowest-numbered channel, and so on. If software temperature compensation is used, the thermistor must be on the next lowest-numbered channel after gauge 5. The standard cable from ATI provides the correct connection.
This field is ignored if a NI-DAQmx multi-channel specification is entered in "Device Name"
To reduce the noise in your data, you can enable an averaging filter by setting the averaging level to a number greater than 1. Please Note: This is a "block" average, not a "sliding" average. Therefore, divide the raw sample rate you specify on this screen by the averaging level to get the effective sample rate.
The connection mode is the type of physical connection between the transducer and your data acquisition (DAQ) device. You can select a differential, referenced single ended, non-referenced single ended, or pseudo-differential connection type. All sensor systems come from ATI set up to use a differential condition, but you can modify the wiring yourself, for example, to free up channels on your DAQ device for another type of sensor to work with the F/T sensor.