Terminal Name Equivalents
With NI-DAQmx, National Instruments revised terminal names so they are easier to understand and more consistent among National Instrument hardware and software products. Refer to the following table for a list of Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) terminal names and their NI-DAQmx equivalents.
| Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) | NI-DAQmx |
|---|---|
| ACH# | AI # |
| ACH# + | AI # + |
| ACH# – | AI # – |
| ACHGND | AI GND |
| AIGND | AI GND |
| AISENSE | AI SENSE |
| AISENSE2 | AI SENSE 2 |
| AOGND | AO GND |
| CONVERT* | AI CONV CLK or AI CONV |
| DAC0OUT | AO 0 |
| DAC1OUT | AO 1 |
| DGND | D GND |
| DIO_# | P0.# |
| DIO# | P0.# |
| DIOA#, DIOB#, DIOC#... | P0.#, P1.#, P2.#... |
| EXTREF | AO EXT REF or EXT REF |
| FREQ_OUT | FREQ OUT or F OUT |
| GPCTR0_GATE | CTR 0 GATE |
| GPCTR0_OUT | CTR 0 OUT |
| GPCTR0_SOURCE | CTR 0 SOURCE or CTR 0 SRC |
| GPCTR1_GATE | CTR 1 GATE |
| GPCTR1_OUT | CTR 1 OUT |
| GPCTR1_SOURCE | CTR 1 SOURCE or CTR 1 SRC |
| PA#, PB#, PC#... | P0.#, P1.#, P2.#... |
| PFI# | PFI # |
| PFI_# | PFI # |
| SCANCLK | AI HOLD COMP or AI HOLD |
| SISOURCE | AI Sample Clock Timebase |
| STARTSCAN | AI SAMP CLK or AI SAMP |
| TRIG1 | AI START TRIG or AI START |
| TRIG2 | AI REF TRIG or REF TRIG |
| UISOURCE | AO Sample Clock Timebase |
| UPDATE | AO SAMP CLK or AO SAMP |
| WFTRIG | AO START TRIG or AO START |