Editing Tasks

NI-DAQmx Name Control

Editing Tasks

You can use a DAQmx task name control to launch the DAQ Assistant. Complete the following steps to launch the DAQ Assistant from a DAQmx task name control and edit a previously saved task.

  1. Place a DAQmx task name control on the front panel.
  2. Select a task you previously created and saved.
  3. Right-click the control and select Edit Task (DAQ Assistant) from the shortcut menu.
  4. Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the measurement, scaling, timing, and triggering for the task.

You also can use MAX to launch the DAQ Assistant and edit previously saved tasks.

Refer to Taking a Measurement with NI-DAQmx in LabVIEW for a walkthrough of the DAQ Assistant.

Note  Tasks you create using the DAQ Assistant Express VI do not appear in MAX, meaning they exist only within the application and are not accessible through the DAQmx task came control. To access these tasks through a DAQmx task name control, you must first convert the Express VI to a DAQmx task name constant.