/// <summary>
/// Creates a new DAQmx task and adds channels to it
/// </summary>
/// <param name="nodes">Graph nodes of type MetricAnalogInput</param>
/// <exception cref="InvalidCastException">At least one element in <paramref name="nodes"/> not of type MetricAnalogInput</exception>
/// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">At least one element in <paramref name="nodes"/> not connected to the instance's specified device or task already created</exception>
/// <exception cref="NidaqException">Task or channel could not be created</exception>
public void CreateTask(IEnumerable <INidaqMetric> nodes)
{
if (TaskHandle != 0)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("Task already created. First destroy the old task");
}
if (!nodes.All(n => n is MetricAnalogInput))
{
throw new InvalidCastException("all passed nodes must be of type MetricAnalogInput");
}
if (!nodes.All(n => n.Channel.Device == Device))
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("not all passed nodes are connected to device " + Device.Name);
}
foreach (var node in nodes.OfType <MetricAnalogInput>())
{
node.Samplerate = ClockRate;
}
// 1. create task
var taskHandle = new int[1];
var result = NidaQmxHelper.DAQmxCreateTask(null, taskHandle);
if (result < 0)
{
throw new NidaqException(result);
}
TaskHandle = taskHandle[0];
// 2. create channels
foreach (var input in nodes.OfType <MetricAnalogInput>())
{
result = NidaQmxHelper.DAQmxCreateAIVoltageChan(
maxVal: input.VMax,
minVal: input.VMin,
units: NidaQmxHelper.DaQmxValVolts,
terminalConfig: (int)input.TerminalConfig,
physicalChannel: input.Channel.Path,
taskHandle: TaskHandle,
nameToAssignToChannel: null,
customScaleName: null
);
if (result < 0)
{
CleanupAndThrow(result);
}
_nodes.Add(input);
}
// 3. configure clock
SamplesPerChannel = ClockRate / 5;
result = NidaQmxHelper.DAQmxCfgSampClkTiming(
activeEdge: NidaQmxHelper.DaQmxValRising,
sampleMode: NidaQmxHelper.DaQmxValContSamps,
sampsPerChan: (ulong)SamplesPerChannel,
taskHandle: TaskHandle,
source: "",
rate: ClockRate
);
if (result < 0)
{
CleanupAndThrow(result);
}
State = SessionTaskState.Stopped;
}
private bool CreateVirtualChannel(InOutPortFlags flags)
{
// ------------------------------------
if (flags.HasFlag(InOutPortFlags.UseInput))
{
var inputs = _device.ListeningPorts.Where(port => port.Direction == ChannelDirection.Input)
.Select(port => port.Name);
if (inputs.Any())
{
var inputPortStrings = string.Join(",", inputs);
var result = NidaQmxHelper.DAQmxCreateAIVoltageChan(
maxVal: 10.0,
minVal: -10.0,
units: NidaQmxHelper.DaQmxValVolts,
terminalConfig: NidaQmxHelper.DaQmxValRse,
physicalChannel: inputPortStrings,
taskHandle: _device.InputTaskHandle,
nameToAssignToChannel: "chanI" + _device.Name,
customScaleName: null
);
if (result < 0)
{
NidaQmxHelper.DAQmxClearTask(_device.InputTaskHandle);
_device.ReportError(new DeviceErrorArgs(NidaQmxHelper.GetError(result)));
return(false);
}
}
}
// ------------------------------------
if (flags.HasFlag(InOutPortFlags.UseOutput))
{
var outputs = _device.ListeningPorts.Where(port => port.Direction == ChannelDirection.Output)
.Select(port => port.Name);
if (outputs.Any())
{
var outputPortStrings = string.Join(",", outputs);
var channelNumber = 0;
foreach (var output in _device.ListeningPorts.Where(port => port.Direction == ChannelDirection.Output))
{
((NidaQmxChannelOutput)output).ChannelNumber = channelNumber++;
}
var result = NidaQmxHelper.DAQmxCreateAOVoltageChan(
maxVal: 10.0,
minVal: -10.0,
units: NidaQmxHelper.DaQmxValVolts,
physicalChannel: outputPortStrings,
taskHandle: _device.OutputTaskHandle,
nameToAssignToChannel: "chanO" + _device.Name,
customScaleName: null
);
if (result < 0)
{
NidaQmxHelper.DAQmxClearTask(_device.OutputTaskHandle);
_device.ReportError(new DeviceErrorArgs(NidaQmxHelper.GetError(result)));
return(false);
}
}
}
// ------------------------------------
return(true);
}