Internal Channels for C Series Devices

NI-DAQmx Device Considerations

Internal Channels for C Series Devices

The following table lists the internal channels for the NI 9211 device.

Internal Channel Name Description
_aignd_vs_aignd A differential terminal with the positive and negative terminals both connected to the ground reference for analog input.
_calref_vs_aignd A differential terminal with the positive terminal connected to the internal calibration reference voltage and the negative terminal connected to the ground reference for analog input.
_cjtemp A differential terminal with the positive terminal connected to the onboard temperature sensor and the negative terminal connected to the ground reference for analog input. This channel is used for cold-junction compensation.

The following table lists the internal channels for the NI 9205 and NI 9206 devices.

Internal Channel Name Description
_aignd_vs_aignd A differential terminal with the positive and negative terminals both connected to the ground reference for analog input.
_calref_vs_aignd A differential terminal with the positive terminal connected to the internal calibration reference voltage and the negative terminal connected to the ground reference for analog input.
_aignd_vs_aisense A differential terminal with the positive terminal connected to the ground reference for analog input and the negative terminal connected to physical channel AI SENSE.
_calSrcHi_vs_aignd A differential terminal with the positive terminal connected to the calibration PWM and the negative terminal connected to the ground reference for analog input.
_calref_vs_calSrcHi A differential terminal with the positive terminal connected to the internal calibration reference voltage and the negative terminal connected to the calibration PWM.
_calSrcHi_vs_calSrcHi A differential terminal with the positive and negative terminals connected to the calibration PWM.
_aignd_vs_calSrcHi A differential terminal with the positive terminal connected to the ground reference for analog input and the negative terminal connected to the calibration PWM.
_calSrcMid_vs_aignd A differential terminal with the positive terminal connected to the calibration PWM and the negative terminal connected to the ground reference for analog input. _calSrcMid is the divided down version of _calSrcHi.
_boardTempSensor_vs_aignd A differential terminal with the positive terminal connected to the onboard temperature sensor and the negative terminal connected to the ground reference for analog input.
_ai0_vs_calSrcHi A differential terminal with the positive terminal connected to physical channel ai0 and the negative terminal connected to the calibration PWM.
_ai8_vs_calSrcHi A differential terminal with the positive terminal connected to physical channel ai8 and the negative terminal connected to the calibration PWM.

The following table lists the internal channels for the NI cDAQ-9172 chassis.

Internal Channel Name Description
_ctr0 This physical channel name does not refer to a terminal on the I/O connector but instead to a circuit within the device. You must set the Input Terminal or Output Terminal attributes/properties that are appropriate for the measurement/generation being performed.
_ctr1 This physical channel name does not refer to a terminal on the I/O connector but instead to a circuit within the device. You must set the Input Terminal or Output Terminal attributes/properties that are appropriate for the measurement/generation being performed.
_freqout This physical channel name does not refer to a terminal on the I/O connector but instead to a circuit within the device. You must set the Output Terminal attribute/property that is appropriate for the generation being performed.

The following table lists the internal channels for the NI 9219 device.

Internal Channel Name Description
_cjtemp0 A differential terminal with the positive terminal connected to the onboard temperature sensor and the negative terminal connected to the ground reference for analog input. This channel is used for cold-junction compensation for analog input channel 0.
_cjtemp1 This channel is used for cold-junction compensation for analog input channel 1.
_cjtemp2 This channel is used for cold-junction compensation for analog input channel 2.
_cjtemp3 This channel is used for cold-junction compensation for analog input channel 3.