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Example: DAQ write analog SW timed.ยค

"""Example: DAQ write analog SW timed."""

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 = "DAC0"
        CHANNEL_1 = "DAC1"
        RESOURCE_ID = "440020473"  # LabJack serial number
    case DAQVendor.NI:
        CHANNEL_0 = "ao0"
        CHANNEL_1 = "ao1"
        RESOURCE_ID = "Dev1"  # NI device name, as defined in MAX (e.g., "Dev1", "Dev2")
    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 oeprated.
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.OUTPUT, physical_channel=CHANNEL_0, alias=f"ao_0", range_min=0, range_max=5
    )
    daq.configure_analog_channel(
        direction=Direction.OUTPUT, physical_channel=CHANNEL_1, alias=f"ao_1", range_min=0, range_max=5
    )

    daq.write_analog_value("ao_0", 2.2)
    daq.write_analog_value("ao_1", 3.4)

finally:
    print("Closing DAQ")
    daq.close()