National Instruments NI 6120 Switch User Manual


 
Chapter 4 Connecting Signals
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GPCTR0_UP_DOWN Signal
This signal can be received as an input on the DIO6 pin and is not available
as an output on the I/O connector. The general-purpose counter 0 counts
down when this pin is at a logic low and count up when it is at a logic high.
You can disable this input so that software can control the up-down
functionality and leave the DIO6 pin free for general use.
GPCTR1_SOURCE Signal
Any PFI pin can receive as an input the GPCTR1_SOURCE signal, which
is available as an output on the PFI3/GPCTR1_SOURCE pin.
As an input, GPCTR1_SOURCE is configured in the edge-detection mode.
You can select any PFI pin as the source for GPCTR1_SOURCE and
configure the polarity selection for either rising or falling edge.
As an output, GPCTR1_SOURCE monitors the actual clock connected to
general-purpose counter 1, even if another PFI is externally generating the
source clock. This output is set to high-impedance at startup.
Figure 4-33 shows the timing requirements for GPCTR1_SOURCE.
Figure 4-33. GPCTR1_SOURCE Signal Timing
The maximum allowed frequency is 20 MHz, with a minimum pulse width
of 10 ns high or low. There is no minimum frequency limitation.
The 20 MHz or 100 kHz timebase normally generates GPCTR1_SOURCE
unless you select some external source.
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= 50 ns minimum
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= 10 ns minimum
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