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beshoy.agayby

02 Oct, 2018 07:31 PM

Hello Chris,
There is something I have noticed; if Mworks is stopped when it's in the middle of producing an output via a device like the NIDAQ (such as pulsing a digital output), the output remains on. Is it possible to have the option to stop all device outputs when the experiment is stopped?
Cheers,
Beshoy

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Christopher Sta... on 05 Oct, 2018 02:07 PM

   

   Hi Beshoy,

   Is it possible to have the option to stop all device outputs when the experiment is stopped?

   Some device types (e.g. Firmata) already do this. I thought NIDAQ devices did, too, but a quick test reveals I was mistaken.

   Sure, I can make this change.

   Cheers,
   Chris

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2. 2 Posted by beshoy.agayby on 07 Oct, 2018 03:36 PM

   

   Hi Chris,

   Brilliant, thanks for handling this. When can I expect it in the nightly build?
   Cheers,
   Beshoy

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3. Support Staff 3 Posted by Christopher Sta... on 15 Oct, 2018 02:25 PM

   

   Hi Beshoy,

   As of tonight's nightly build, MWorks will zero out digital output lines and non-waveform analog output channels when the device stops.

   I'm not yet sure how (or if) we can do this for waveform analog outputs, but I will try to address that when I add support for runtime parameter changes to those channels.

   Cheers,
   Chris

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4. 4 Posted by beshoy.agayby on 16 Oct, 2018 09:02 AM

   

   Hi Chris,

   Thanks for the addition; I am preparing for SFN nowadays, but i will try to test it out. Yes, please let me know if/when the waveform functions are modified; they will be very helpful.

   Cheers,
   Beshoy

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5. Christopher Stawarz closed this discussion on 16 Oct, 2018 01:24 PM.