Chapter 7 Counters
X Series User Manual 7-30 ni.com
Counter Output Applications
The following sections list the various counter output applications
available on X Series devices:
• Simple Pulse Generation
• Pulse Train Generation
• Frequency Generation
• Frequency Division
• Pulse Generation for ETS
Simple Pulse Generation
Refer to the following sections for more information about the X Series
simple pulse generation options:
• Single Pulse Generation
• Single Pulse Generation with Start Trigger
Single Pulse Generation
The counter can output a single pulse. The pulse appears on the Counter n
Internal Output signal of the counter.
You can specify a delay from when the counter is armed to the beginning
of the pulse. The delay is measured in terms of a number of active edges of
the Source input.
You can specify a pulse width. The pulse width is also measured in terms
of a number of active edges of the Source input. You also can specify the
active edge of the Source input (rising or falling).
Figure 7-27 shows a generation of a pulse with a pulse delay of four and a
pulse width of three (using the rising edge of Source).
Figure 7-27. Single Pulse Generation
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