Discover Hardware Devices
Discover the supported data acquisition devices on your system.
Step 1. Discover hardware devices.
dev = daqlist
dev =
4×5 table
VendorID DeviceID Description Model DeviceInfo
_____________ ________ ___________________________________________ ______________________________ ____________________
"ni" "Dev2" "National Instruments(TM) USB-6509" "USB-6509" [1×1 daq.DeviceInfo]
"ni" "Dev3" "National Instruments(TM) USB-6211" "USB-6211" [1×1 daq.DeviceInfo]
"directsound" "Audio0" "DirectSound Primary Sound Capture Driver" "Primary Sound Capture Driver" [1×1 daq.DeviceInfo]
"directsound" "Audio1" "DirectSound Primary Sound Driver" "Primary Sound Driver" [1×1 daq.DeviceInfo]
Step 2. Get detailed device information.
View the DeviceInfo details for the Dev3
device:
dev.DeviceInfo(2)
ans =
ni: National Instruments(TM) USB-6211 (Device ID: 'Dev3')
Analog input supports:
4 ranges supported
Rates from 0.1 to 250000.0 scans/sec
16 channels ('ai0' - 'ai15')
'Voltage' measurement type
Analog output supports:
-10 to +10 Volts range
Rates from 0.1 to 250000.0 scans/sec
2 channels ('ao0','ao1')
'Voltage' measurement type
Digital IO supports:
8 channels ('port0/line0' - 'port1/line3')
'InputOnly','OutputOnly' measurement types
Counter input supports:
Rates from 0.1 to 80000000.0 scans/sec
2 channels ('ctr0','ctr1')
'EdgeCount','PulseWidth','Frequency','Position' measurement types
Counter output supports:
Rates from 0.1 to 80000000.0 scans/sec
2 channels ('ctr0','ctr1')
'PulseGeneration' measurement type