Analog Output Physical Channel Names in Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) and NI-DAQmx

NI-DAQmx Key Concepts

Analog Output Physical Channel Names in Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) and NI-DAQmx

The following table translates terms from Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) to NI-DAQmx.

Traditional
NI-DAQ
NI-DAQmx Explanation
0, 1, and so on Dev1/ao0, Dev1/ao1, and so on In Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy), physical channel names are numbers. In NI-DAQmx, physical channels are string names that combine the device name, the I/O type, and the physical channel number.