Terminal Name Equivalents
With NI-DAQmx, National Instruments has revised its terminal names so they are easier to understand and more consistent among National Instruments hardware and software products. The revised terminal names used in this document are usually similar to the names they replace. Refer to the following table for a list of Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) terminal names and their NI-DAQmx equivalents.
| Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) | NI-DAQmx |
|---|---|
| ACH# | AI # |
| ACH# + | AI # + |
| ACH# – | AI # – |
| ACHGND | AI GND |
| AIGND | AI GND |
| AOGND | AO GND |
| DAC0OUT | AO 0 |
| DAC1OUT | AO 1 |
| DGND | D GND |
| DIO_# | P0.# |
| DIO# | P0.# |
| DIOA#, DIOB#, DIOC#... | P0.#, P1.#, P2.#... |
| EXTREF | AO EXT REF or EXT REF |
| FREQ_OUT | FREQ OUT or F OUT |
| GPCTR0_GATE | CTR 0 GATE |
| GPCTR0_OUT | CTR 0 OUT |
| GPCTR0_SOURCE | CTR 0 SOURCE or CTR 0 SRC |
| GPCTR1_GATE | CTR 1 GATE |
| GPCTR1_OUT | CTR 1 OUT |
| GPCTR1_SOURCE | CTR 1 SOURCE or CTR 1 SRC |
| PA#, PB#, PC#... | P0.#, P1.#, P2.#... |
| PFI# | PFI # |
| PFI_# | PFI # |
| SISOURCE | AI Sample Clock Timebase |
| STARTSCAN | AI SAMP CLK or AI SAMP |
| TRIG1 | AI START TRIG or AI START |
| TRIG2 | AI REF TRIG or REF TRIG |
| UISOURCE | AO Sample Clock Timebase |
| UPDATE | AO SAMP CLK or AO SAMP |
| WFTRIG | AO START TRIG or AO START |