Terminal Name Equivalents
With NI-DAQmx, National Instruments has revised its terminal names so they are easier to understand and more consistent among National Instruments hardware and software products. The revised terminal names used in this document are usually similar to the names they replace. Refer to the following table for NI-DAQmx equivalents for some Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) terminal names.
| Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) | NI-DAQmx |
|---|---|
| ACH# | AI # |
| ACH# + | AI # + |
| ACH# – | AI # – |
| ACHGND | AI GND |
| ACK# | PFI # |
| 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 |
| EXT_STROBE | EXT STROBE |
| EXT_TRIG | EXT TRIG |
| EXT_CONV | EXT CONV |
| 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 # |
| PCLK# | PFI # |
| REQ# | PFI # |
| SCANCLK | AI HOLD COMP or AI HOLD |
| SISOURCE | AI Sample Clock Timebase |
| STARTSCAN | AI SAMP CLK or AI SAMP |
| STOPTRIG# | PFI # |
| 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 |