Digital Clock and Trigger Names in Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) and NI-DAQmx

NI-DAQmx Key Concepts

Digital Clock and Trigger 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 (Legacy) NI-DAQmx Explanation
Start Trigger Start Trigger The trigger that begins an acquisition or generation.
Stop Trigger Reference Trigger The trigger that creates the reference point between the pretrigger samples and the posttrigger samples.