Example: DAQ write analog loopback.
"""Example: DAQ write analog loopback."""
import time
from nominal_instro.instruments import NominalDAQ
from nominal_instro.instruments.daq.types import DAQVendor, Direction
from nominal_instro.lib.publishers.nominal_core import NominalCorePublisher
# Configuration: Choose your vendor.
VENDOR = DAQVendor.LABJACK_T_SERIES
# Vendor-specific configuration. For example purposes.
# Each vendor uses different channel naming conventions and resource ID formats. See vendor documentation for details.
match VENDOR:
case DAQVendor.LABJACK_T_SERIES:
AO_CH0 = "DAC0"
AO_CH1 = "DAC1"
AI_CH0 = "AIN0"
AI_CH1 = "AIN1"
RESOURCE_ID = "440020473" # LabJack serial number
case DAQVendor.NI:
AO_CH0 = "ao0"
AO_CH1 = "ao1"
AI_CH0 = "ai0"
AI_CH1 = "ai1"
RESOURCE_ID = "Dev1" # NI device name, as defined in MAX (e.g., "Dev1", "Dev2")
case DAQVendor.MCC:
AO_CH0 = "0"
AO_CH1 = "1"
AI_CH0 = "0"
AI_CH1 = "1"
RESOURCE_ID = "344371:0" # MCC DAQ device ID, optionally suffixed with ":<board_number>" (default 0)
# Nominal Core dataset to send data to as the instrument is operated.
DATASET_RID = "<dataset_rid>" # Replace with your dataset RID.
### Main code
daq = NominalDAQ.create(name="myDAQ", vendor=VENDOR, resource=RESOURCE_ID)
daq.add_publisher(NominalCorePublisher(dataset_rid=DATASET_RID))
daq.open()
try:
daq.configure_analog_channel(
direction=Direction.INPUT, physical_channel=AI_CH0, alias="ai_0", range_min=0, range_max=5
)
daq.configure_analog_channel(
direction=Direction.INPUT, physical_channel=AI_CH1, alias="ai_1", range_min=0, range_max=5
)
daq.configure_analog_channel(
direction=Direction.OUTPUT, physical_channel=AO_CH0, alias="ao_0", range_min=0, range_max=5
)
daq.configure_analog_channel(
direction=Direction.OUTPUT, physical_channel=AO_CH1, alias="ao_1", range_min=0, range_max=5
)
daq.configure_ai_sample_rate(sample_rate=100)
# Start the acquisition.
# This launches a background daemon that fetches samples from the DAQ device buffer.
daq.start()
for i in range(6):
try:
# Main progam loop. Set outputs while NominalDAQ acquires data on the inputs in the background.
# Sit in this while loop until ctrl+c is pressed.
# NominalDAQ will acquire data from the daq device in the background and publish to the configured Publisher.
daq.write_analog_value("ao_0", i)
daq.write_analog_value("ao_1", 5 - i)
time.sleep(1)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print("Exiting main loop")
break
daq.stop()
finally:
print("Closing DAQ")
daq.close()