Isolated Analog Input Modules User Guide

10. If you make a selection mistake, select the socket and click Remove.

11. Repeat steps 8 and 9 for each newly installed SCC.

12. Click OK after completing all SCC entries.

13. Click OK to complete the configuration process and close MAX.

Note Configuring the SCC system using MAX automatically sets the E Series DAQ

device analog input mode to nonreferenced single-ended (NRSE).

Virtual Channels, Physical Channels, and Tasks

After you have installed and configured your SCC hardware, you can use

software tools within MAX to further configure the module and take

measurements.

Creating an NI-DAQmx Task or Global Channel

To create an NI-DAQmx task or global channel, complete the following

steps.

1. Open Measurement & Automation Explorer.

2. Right-click Data Neighborhood and select Create New.

3. Select NI-DAQmx Task or NI-DAQmx Global Channel and click

Next.

4. Select Analog Input and then select Vol tag e.

5. If you are creating a task, select the channels to add to the task. You can

select blocks of channels by pressing the <Shift> key while making the

selections or select individual channels by pressing the <Ctrl> key

while making the selections. If you are creating a channel, you can

select only one channel. Click Next.

6. Enter a name for the task or global channel and click Finish.

7. In the Channel List box, select the channel(s) you want to configure.

You can select blocks of channels by pressing the <Shift> key while

making the selections or select individual channels by pressing the

<Ctrl> key while making the selections.

8. Enter the specific values for your application in the Settings tab.

Context help information for each setting is provided on the right side

of the screen.