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Why Do I Have to Specify a Number of Samples to Read When

Continuously Acquiring Data?

Primary Software:LabVIEW

Development Systems>>LabVIEW Base Development

System

Primary Software Version:1.0

Primary Software Fixed Version:N/A

Secondary Software:SignalExpress>>Development

System

Problem:Why

Do I Have to Specify a Number of Samples to Read When Continuously

Acquiring Data?

Solution:When

performing an acquisition with DAQmx , the acquired data is

transferred into your software (LabVIEW, SignalExpress, C-code,

etc) in two important transfer steps:

Data

is transferred from the DAQ device into the memory (RAM) of your

computer. There is a finite amount of space in the RAM, called the

buffer, which is reserved for that transfer.

Data

is read from the buffer and into your software memory in chunks.

When you are prompted to enter a number of samples on the DAQmx

Read VI, it is asking for the size parameter of this transfer.

When

you configure the DAQmx Timing VI for your task in LabVIEW,

theSamples

per Channelvalue

has a different effect depending on whether theSample

Modeis

set toContinuous

SamplesorFinite

Samples.

ForFinite

Samples, theSamples per

Channeldetermines the exact number

of samples to acquire before the task completes.

ForContinuous

Samples, theSamples per

Channelis used to determine the

size of the buffer.

When you configure the DAQmx Read VI, you are essentially

configuring the second transfer from the buffer to the software

memory. In this VI, there is an input calledNumber

of Samples per Channel.

When the task sampling mode is set to continuous,

theNumber

of Samples per Channelinput

sets the size, in samples, of each chunk that is read from the

buffer into the software.

In Signal Express, this parameter is input asSamples

to Read,

in theConfigurationtab

of theStep

Setup.

It should be noted that the DAQmx Read VI waits until a chunk of

data at least that big exists in the buffer before it takes the

data off of the buffer and pulls it into the software for

processing. Therefore, if the sampling rate is not fast enough to

create a chunk of this size in the time allotted by the timeout,

the VI will throw a timeout error. To prevent this, increase the

timeout or reduce theNumber

of Samples per Channel.

In LabVIEW, you also have the option of setting the value

ofNumber

of Samples per Channelto

be -1, which is the default setting in LabVIEW if no value is

specified. When theNumber

of Samples per Channelis

set to -1, the DAQmx Read VI will read all data that is available

in the buffer. If no data is available in the buffer, the DAQmx

Read VI will return an empty array.

Related Links:KnowledgeBase

2V3FK03J : Samples Per Channel Input of -1 On the DAQmx Read

VI

KnowledgeBase 27R8Q3YF: How Is the Actual Scan Rate Determined When

I Specify the Scan Rate for My Data Acquisition?

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Report Date:2009-03-30

Last Updated:2015-03-03

Document ID:4VTI04BQ