Editing AI Physical Quantity

NI-DAQ Measurement & Automation Explorer

Editing AI Physical Quantity

The physical quantity field defines the unit and range of the physical quantity you are measuring with a given DAQ device channel.

Units In the Units selection box, enter the appropriate unit. For non-temperature measurements, you can enter any unit you want to use. For temperature measurements, you can choose Deg C, Deg F, Deg K, or Deg R.
Range In the Range selection boxes, enter the minimum and maximum values of the physical quantity you are measuring.

For example, to configure a channel to read a temperature that can vary from 0 to 100° C, set the Units to Deg C, the minimum range to 0, and the maximum range to 100.