Counter Application Names
The following table translates terms from Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) to NI-DAQmx for both the C and the LabVIEW API.
| Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) C API | Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) LabVIEW | NI-DAQmx | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event Counting | Event Counting | Edge Counting | A counter tallies the total number of rising or falling edges |
| No Equivalent | Frequency Shift-Keying | No Equivalent | NI-DAQmx does not support frequency shift-keying |
| Two Signal Edge Separation Measurement | Two Signal Edge Separation Measurement | Two Edge Separation Measurement | The time between the rising or falling edge of one digital signal and the rising or falling edge of another digital signal |
| Pad Synchronization | Pad Synchronization | Digital Synchronization | Synchronizes the input signal on a particular PFI line to the maximum timebase available on the device |