Example: DAQ read analog HW timed.
"""Example: DAQ read analog HW timed.
Demonstrates publishing measurements/commands to a dataset (Nominal Core publisher).
"""
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:
CHANNEL_0 = "AIN0"
CHANNEL_1 = "AIN1"
RESOURCE_ID = "440020473" # LabJack serial number
case DAQVendor.NI:
CHANNEL_0 = "ai0"
CHANNEL_1 = "ai1"
RESOURCE_ID = "Dev1" # NI device name, as defined in MAX (e.g., "Dev1", "Dev2")
case DAQVendor.KEYSIGHT_34980:
from nominal_instro.lib import ConnectConfig
CHANNEL_0 = "1009"
CHANNEL_1 = "1010"
RESOURCE_ID = ConnectConfig(visa_resource="USB0::0x0957::0x0507::MY44001757::INSTR") # VISA resource
case DAQVendor.MCC:
CHANNEL_0 = "0"
CHANNEL_1 = "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=CHANNEL_0, alias=f"ch_0", range_min=0, range_max=5
)
daq.configure_analog_channel(
direction=Direction.INPUT, physical_channel=CHANNEL_1, alias=f"ch_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()
while True:
try:
ch_1 = daq.get_channel("myDAQ.ch_0", 1, True) # This will block for the latest sample
ch_2 = daq.get_channel("myDAQ.ch_1", 10, False) # This will immedietly return with 10 samples.
print(f"Channel 1 latest: {ch_1.latest}")
print(f"Channel 1 samples: {ch_1.values}")
print(f"Channel 2 latest: {ch_2.latest}")
print(f"Channel 2 samples: {ch_2.values}")
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print("Exiting main loop")
break
daq.stop()
finally:
print("Closing DAQ")
daq.close()