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        public void verify()
        {
            task.Timing.ConfigureSampleClock("", sampleRate, SampleClockActiveEdge.Rising, SampleQuantityMode.FiniteSamples, sampleLength);
            task.Stream.Timeout = Math.Max(10000, (int)(sampleLength / sampleRate * 1000) + 1000);
            if (aowriter != null && outputWaveArray != null)
            {
                aowriter.WriteMultiSample(false, outputWaveArray);
            }
//			if (aireader != null) aireader.ReadMultiSample(1000);
            if (dowriter != null && byteArray != null)
            {
                dowriter.WriteMultiSamplePort(false, byteArray);
            }
            task.Control(TaskAction.Verify);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// This method creates analog and digital output buffers for daqMx cards. Note that the daqmx library seems to only support
        /// either analog OR digital on a given card at one time. Despite the fact that this method will create both types of buffers,
        /// it will probably throw some daqMX level exceptions if asked to create both analog and digital buffers for the same device.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="deviceName"></param>
        /// <param name="deviceSettings"></param>
        /// <param name="sequence"></param>
        /// <param name="settings"></param>
        /// <param name="usedDigitalChannels">digital channels which reside on this server.</param>
        /// <param name="usedAnalogChannels">analog channels which reside on this server</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static Task createDaqMxTask(string deviceName, DeviceSettings deviceSettings, SequenceData sequence, 
            SettingsData settings, Dictionary<int, HardwareChannel> usedDigitalChannels, Dictionary<int, HardwareChannel> usedAnalogChannels,
            ServerSettings serverSettings, out long expectedSamplesGenerated)
        {
            expectedSamplesGenerated = 0;

            Task task = new Task(deviceName + " output task");

            List<int> analogIDs;
            List<HardwareChannel> analogs;
            Dictionary<int, int[]> port_digital_IDs;
            List<int> usedPortNumbers;

            // Parse and create channels.
            parseAndCreateChannels(deviceName,deviceSettings, usedDigitalChannels, usedAnalogChannels, task, out analogIDs, out analogs, out port_digital_IDs, out usedPortNumbers);

            if (analogIDs.Count != 0)
            {
                if (deviceSettings.UseCustomAnalogTransferSettings)
                {
                    task.AOChannels.All.DataTransferMechanism = deviceSettings.AnalogDataTransferMechanism;
                    task.AOChannels.All.DataTransferRequestCondition = deviceSettings.AnalogDataTransferCondition;
                }
            }
            if (usedPortNumbers.Count != 0)
            {
                if (deviceSettings.UseCustomDigitalTransferSettings)
                {
                    task.DOChannels.All.DataTransferMechanism = deviceSettings.DigitalDataTransferMechanism;
                    task.DOChannels.All.DataTransferRequestCondition = deviceSettings.DigitalDataTransferCondition;
                }
            }

            // ok! now create the buffers

            #region NON variable timebase buffer
            if (deviceSettings.UsingVariableTimebase == false)
            {
                // non "variable timebase" buffer creation

                double timeStepSize = 1.0 / (double)deviceSettings.SampleClockRate;
                int nBaseSamples = sequence.nSamples(timeStepSize);

                // for reasons that are utterly stupid and frustrating, the DAQmx libraries seem to prefer sample
                // buffers with lengths that are a multiple of 4. (otherwise they, on occasion, depending on the parity of the
                // number of channels, throw exceptions complaining.
                // thus we add a few filler samples at the end of the sequence which parrot back the last sample.

                int nFillerSamples = 4 - nBaseSamples % 4;
                if (nFillerSamples == 4)
                    nFillerSamples = 0;

                int nSamples = nBaseSamples + nFillerSamples;

                if (deviceSettings.MySampleClockSource == DeviceSettings.SampleClockSource.DerivedFromMaster)
                {
                    task.Timing.ConfigureSampleClock("", deviceSettings.SampleClockRate, deviceSettings.ClockEdge, SampleQuantityMode.FiniteSamples, nSamples);
                }
                else
                {
                    task.Timing.ConfigureSampleClock(deviceSettings.SampleClockExternalSource, deviceSettings.SampleClockRate, deviceSettings.ClockEdge, SampleQuantityMode.FiniteSamples, nSamples);
                }
                if (deviceSettings.MasterTimebaseSource != "" && deviceSettings.MasterTimebaseSource != null)
                {
                    task.Timing.MasterTimebaseSource = deviceSettings.MasterTimebaseSource.ToString();
                }

                // Analog first...

                if (analogIDs.Count != 0)
                {
                    double[,] analogBuffer;
                    double[] singleChannelBuffer;
                    try
                    {
                        analogBuffer = new double[analogs.Count, nSamples];
                        singleChannelBuffer = new double[nSamples];
                    }
                    catch (Exception e)
                    {
                        throw new Exception("Unable to allocate analog buffer for device " + deviceName + ". Reason: " + e.Message + "\n" + e.StackTrace);
                    }

                    for (int i = 0; i < analogIDs.Count; i++)
                    {
                        int analogID = analogIDs[i];

                        if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Analogs[analogID].TogglingChannel)
                        {
                            DaqMxTaskGenerator.getAnalogTogglingBuffer(singleChannelBuffer);
                        }
                        else if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Analogs[analogID].overridden)
                        {
                            for (int j = 0; j < singleChannelBuffer.Length; j++)
                            {
                                singleChannelBuffer[j] = settings.logicalChannelManager.Analogs[analogID].analogOverrideValue;
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            sequence.computeAnalogBuffer(analogIDs[i], timeStepSize, singleChannelBuffer);
                        }

                        for (int j = 0; j < nBaseSamples; j++)
                        {
                            analogBuffer[i, j] = singleChannelBuffer[j];
                        }
                        for (int j = nBaseSamples; j < nSamples; j++)
                        {
                            analogBuffer[i, j] = analogBuffer[i, j - 1];
                        }
                    }

                    singleChannelBuffer = null;
                    System.GC.Collect();

                    AnalogMultiChannelWriter writer = new AnalogMultiChannelWriter(task.Stream);

                    writer.WriteMultiSample(false, analogBuffer);
                    // analog cards report the exact number of generated samples. for non-variable timebase this is nSamples
                    expectedSamplesGenerated = nSamples;

                }

                if (usedPortNumbers.Count != 0)
                {
                    byte[,] digitalBuffer;
                    bool[] singleChannelBuffer;

                    try
                    {
                        digitalBuffer = new byte[usedPortNumbers.Count, nSamples];
                        singleChannelBuffer = new bool[nSamples];
                    }
                    catch (Exception e)
                    {
                        throw new Exception("Unable to allocate digital buffer for device " + deviceName + ". Reason: " + e.Message + "\n" + e.StackTrace);
                    }

                    for (int i = 0; i < usedPortNumbers.Count; i++)
                    {
                        int portNum = usedPortNumbers[i];
                        byte digitalBitMask = 1;
                        for (int lineNum = 0; lineNum < 8; lineNum++)
                        {
                            int digitalID = port_digital_IDs[portNum][lineNum];
                            if (digitalID != -1)
                            {
                                if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Digitals[digitalID].TogglingChannel)
                                {
                                    getDigitalTogglingBuffer(singleChannelBuffer);
                                }
                                else if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Digitals[digitalID].overridden)
                                {
                                    for (int j = 0; j < singleChannelBuffer.Length; j++)
                                    {
                                        singleChannelBuffer[j] = settings.logicalChannelManager.Digitals[digitalID].digitalOverrideValue;
                                    }
                                }
                                else
                                {

                                    sequence.computeDigitalBuffer(digitalID, timeStepSize, singleChannelBuffer);
                                }
                                // byte digitalBitMask = (byte)(((byte) 2)^ ((byte)lineNum));
                                for (int j = 0; j < nBaseSamples; j++)
                                {
                                    // copy the bit value into the digital buffer byte.
                                    if (singleChannelBuffer[j])
                                        digitalBuffer[i, j] |= digitalBitMask;
                                }

                            }
                            digitalBitMask = (byte)(digitalBitMask << 1);
                        }
                        for (int j = nBaseSamples; j < nSamples; j++)
                        {
                            digitalBuffer[i, j] = digitalBuffer[i, j - 1];
                        }
                    }
                    singleChannelBuffer = null;
                    System.GC.Collect();
                    DigitalMultiChannelWriter writer = new DigitalMultiChannelWriter(task.Stream);
                    writer.WriteMultiSamplePort(false, digitalBuffer);
                    /// Digital cards report the number of generated samples as a multiple of 4
                    expectedSamplesGenerated = nSamples;
                }
            }
            #endregion
            #region Variable timebase buffer creation
            else // variable timebase buffer creation...
            {

                double timeStepSize = 1.0 / (double)deviceSettings.SampleClockRate;

                TimestepTimebaseSegmentCollection timebaseSegments =
            sequence.generateVariableTimebaseSegments(serverSettings.VariableTimebaseType,
                                            timeStepSize);

                int nBaseSamples = timebaseSegments.nSegmentSamples();

                nBaseSamples++; // add one sample for the dwell sample at the end of the buffer

                // for reasons that are utterly stupid and frustrating, the DAQmx libraries seem to prefer sample
                // buffers with lengths that are a multiple of 4. (otherwise they, on occasion, depending on the parity of the
                // number of channels, throw exceptions complaining.
                // thus we add a few filler samples at the end of the sequence which parrot back the last sample.

                int nFillerSamples = 4 - nBaseSamples % 4;
                if (nFillerSamples == 4)
                    nFillerSamples = 0;

                int nSamples = nBaseSamples + nFillerSamples;

                if (deviceSettings.MySampleClockSource == DeviceSettings.SampleClockSource.DerivedFromMaster)
                {
                    throw new Exception("Attempt to use a uniform sample clock with a variable timebase enabled device. This will not work. To use a variable timebase for this device, you must specify an external sample clock source.");
                }
                else
                {
                    task.Timing.ConfigureSampleClock(deviceSettings.SampleClockExternalSource, deviceSettings.SampleClockRate, deviceSettings.ClockEdge, SampleQuantityMode.FiniteSamples, nSamples);
                }

                // Analog first...

                if (analogIDs.Count != 0)
                {
                    double[,] analogBuffer;
                    double[] singleChannelBuffer;
                    try
                    {
                        analogBuffer = new double[analogs.Count, nSamples];
                        singleChannelBuffer = new double[nSamples];
                    }
                    catch (Exception e)
                    {
                        throw new Exception("Unable to allocate analog buffer for device " + deviceName + ". Reason: " + e.Message + "\n" + e.StackTrace);
                    }

                    for (int i = 0; i < analogIDs.Count; i++)
                    {
                        int analogID = analogIDs[i];

                        if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Analogs[analogID].TogglingChannel)
                        {
                            getAnalogTogglingBuffer(singleChannelBuffer);
                        }
                        else if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Analogs[analogID].overridden)
                        {
                            for (int j = 0; j < singleChannelBuffer.Length; j++)
                            {
                                singleChannelBuffer[j] = settings.logicalChannelManager.Analogs[analogID].analogOverrideValue;
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            sequence.computeAnalogBuffer(analogIDs[i], timeStepSize, singleChannelBuffer, timebaseSegments);
                        }
                        for (int j = 0; j < nBaseSamples; j++)
                        {
                            analogBuffer[i, j] = singleChannelBuffer[j];
                        }
                        for (int j = nBaseSamples; j < nSamples; j++)
                        {
                            analogBuffer[i, j] = analogBuffer[i, j - 1];
                        }
                    }

                    singleChannelBuffer = null;
                    System.GC.Collect();

                    AnalogMultiChannelWriter writer = new AnalogMultiChannelWriter(task.Stream);

                    writer.WriteMultiSample(false, analogBuffer);
                    // Analog cards report the exact number of samples generated. for variable timebase this is nBaseSamples
                    expectedSamplesGenerated = nBaseSamples;

                }

                if (usedPortNumbers.Count != 0)
                {
                    byte[,] digitalBuffer;
                    bool[] singleChannelBuffer;

                    try
                    {
                        digitalBuffer = new byte[usedPortNumbers.Count, nSamples];
                        singleChannelBuffer = new bool[nSamples];
                    }
                    catch (Exception e)
                    {
                        throw new Exception("Unable to allocate digital buffer for device " + deviceName + ". Reason: " + e.Message + "\n" + e.StackTrace);
                    }

                    for (int i = 0; i < usedPortNumbers.Count; i++)
                    {
                        int portNum = usedPortNumbers[i];
                        byte digitalBitMask = 1;
                        for (int lineNum = 0; lineNum < 8; lineNum++)
                        {
                            int digitalID = port_digital_IDs[portNum][lineNum];
                            if (digitalID != -1)
                            {
                                if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Digitals[digitalID].TogglingChannel)
                                {
                                    getDigitalTogglingBuffer(singleChannelBuffer);
                                }
                                else if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Digitals[digitalID].overridden)
                                {
                                    for (int j = 0; j < singleChannelBuffer.Length; j++)
                                    {
                                        singleChannelBuffer[j] = settings.logicalChannelManager.Digitals[digitalID].digitalOverrideValue;
                                    }
                                }
                                else
                                {

                                    sequence.computeDigitalBuffer(digitalID, timeStepSize, singleChannelBuffer, timebaseSegments);
                                }
                                // byte digitalBitMask = (byte)(((byte) 2)^ ((byte)lineNum));
                                for (int j = 0; j < nBaseSamples; j++)
                                {
                                    // copy the bit value into the digital buffer byte.
                                    if (singleChannelBuffer[j])
                                        digitalBuffer[i, j] |= digitalBitMask;
                                }

                            }
                            digitalBitMask = (byte)(digitalBitMask << 1);
                        }
                        for (int j = nBaseSamples; j < nSamples; j++)
                        {
                            digitalBuffer[i, j] = digitalBuffer[i, j - 1];
                        }
                    }
                    singleChannelBuffer = null;
                    System.GC.Collect();
                    DigitalMultiChannelWriter writer = new DigitalMultiChannelWriter(task.Stream);
                    writer.WriteMultiSamplePort(false, digitalBuffer);
                    // digital cards report number of samples generated up to multiple of 4
                    expectedSamplesGenerated = nSamples;
                }
            }

            #endregion

            if (deviceSettings.StartTriggerType == DeviceSettings.TriggerType.TriggerIn)
            {

                task.Triggers.StartTrigger.ConfigureDigitalEdgeTrigger(
                    deviceSettings.TriggerInPort,
                    DigitalEdgeStartTriggerEdge.Rising);

            }

            task.Control(TaskAction.Verify);
            task.Control(TaskAction.Commit);
            task.Control(TaskAction.Reserve);

            return task;
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// This method creates analog and digital output buffers for daqMx cards. Note that the daqmx library seems to only support
        /// either analog OR digital on a given card at one time. Despite the fact that this method will create both types of buffers,
        /// it will probably throw some daqMX level exceptions if asked to create both analog and digital buffers for the same device.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="deviceName"></param>
        /// <param name="deviceSettings"></param>
        /// <param name="sequence"></param>
        /// <param name="settings"></param>
        /// <param name="usedDigitalChannels">digital channels which reside on this server.</param>
        /// <param name="usedAnalogChannels">analog channels which reside on this server</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static Task createDaqMxTask(string deviceName, DeviceSettings deviceSettings, SequenceData sequence,
                                           SettingsData settings, Dictionary <int, HardwareChannel> usedDigitalChannels, Dictionary <int, HardwareChannel> usedAnalogChannels,
                                           ServerSettings serverSettings, out long expectedSamplesGenerated)
        {
            expectedSamplesGenerated = 0;

            Task task = new Task(deviceName + " output task");



            List <int>              analogIDs;
            List <HardwareChannel>  analogs;
            Dictionary <int, int[]> port_digital_IDs;
            List <int>              usedPortNumbers;

            // Parse and create channels.
            parseAndCreateChannels(deviceName, deviceSettings, usedDigitalChannels, usedAnalogChannels, task, out analogIDs, out analogs, out port_digital_IDs, out usedPortNumbers);



            if (analogIDs.Count != 0)
            {
                if (deviceSettings.UseCustomAnalogTransferSettings)
                {
                    task.AOChannels.All.DataTransferMechanism        = deviceSettings.AnalogDataTransferMechanism;
                    task.AOChannels.All.DataTransferRequestCondition = deviceSettings.AnalogDataTransferCondition;
                }
            }
            if (usedPortNumbers.Count != 0)
            {
                if (deviceSettings.UseCustomDigitalTransferSettings)
                {
                    task.DOChannels.All.DataTransferMechanism        = deviceSettings.DigitalDataTransferMechanism;
                    task.DOChannels.All.DataTransferRequestCondition = deviceSettings.DigitalDataTransferCondition;
                }
            }

            // ok! now create the buffers

            #region NON variable timebase buffer
            if (deviceSettings.UsingVariableTimebase == false)
            {
                // non "variable timebase" buffer creation


                double timeStepSize = Common.getPeriodFromFrequency(deviceSettings.SampleClockRate);
                int    nBaseSamples = sequence.nSamples(timeStepSize);

                // for reasons that are utterly stupid and frustrating, the DAQmx libraries seem to prefer sample
                // buffers with lengths that are a multiple of 4. (otherwise they, on occasion, depending on the parity of the
                // number of channels, throw exceptions complaining.
                // thus we add a few filler samples at the end of the sequence which parrot back the last sample.

                int nFillerSamples = 4 - nBaseSamples % 4;
                if (nFillerSamples == 4)
                {
                    nFillerSamples = 0;
                }

                int nSamples = nBaseSamples + nFillerSamples;

                if (deviceSettings.MySampleClockSource == DeviceSettings.SampleClockSource.DerivedFromMaster)
                {
                    task.Timing.ConfigureSampleClock("", deviceSettings.SampleClockRate, deviceSettings.ClockEdge, SampleQuantityMode.FiniteSamples, nSamples);
                }
                else
                {
                    task.Timing.ConfigureSampleClock(deviceSettings.SampleClockExternalSource, deviceSettings.SampleClockRate, deviceSettings.ClockEdge, SampleQuantityMode.FiniteSamples, nSamples);
                }
                if (deviceSettings.MasterTimebaseSource != "" && deviceSettings.MasterTimebaseSource != null)
                {
                    task.Timing.MasterTimebaseSource = deviceSettings.MasterTimebaseSource.ToString();
                }



                // Analog first...

                if (analogIDs.Count != 0)
                {
                    double[,] analogBuffer;
                    double[] singleChannelBuffer;
                    try
                    {
                        analogBuffer        = new double[analogs.Count, nSamples];
                        singleChannelBuffer = new double[nSamples];
                    }
                    catch (Exception e)
                    {
                        throw new Exception("Unable to allocate analog buffer for device " + deviceName + ". Reason: " + e.Message + "\n" + e.StackTrace);
                    }

                    for (int i = 0; i < analogIDs.Count; i++)
                    {
                        int analogID = analogIDs[i];

                        if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Analogs[analogID].TogglingChannel)
                        {
                            DaqMxTaskGenerator.getAnalogTogglingBuffer(singleChannelBuffer);
                        }
                        else if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Analogs[analogID].overridden)
                        {
                            for (int j = 0; j < singleChannelBuffer.Length; j++)
                            {
                                singleChannelBuffer[j] = settings.logicalChannelManager.Analogs[analogID].analogOverrideValue;
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            sequence.computeAnalogBuffer(analogIDs[i], timeStepSize, singleChannelBuffer);
                        }

                        for (int j = 0; j < nBaseSamples; j++)
                        {
                            analogBuffer[i, j] = singleChannelBuffer[j];
                        }
                        for (int j = nBaseSamples; j < nSamples; j++)
                        {
                            analogBuffer[i, j] = analogBuffer[i, j - 1];
                        }
                    }

                    singleChannelBuffer = null;
                    System.GC.Collect();


                    AnalogMultiChannelWriter writer = new AnalogMultiChannelWriter(task.Stream);

                    writer.WriteMultiSample(false, analogBuffer);
                    // analog cards report the exact number of generated samples. for non-variable timebase this is nSamples
                    expectedSamplesGenerated = nSamples;
                }


                if (usedPortNumbers.Count != 0)
                {
                    byte[,] digitalBuffer;
                    bool[] singleChannelBuffer;

                    try
                    {
                        digitalBuffer       = new byte[usedPortNumbers.Count, nSamples];
                        singleChannelBuffer = new bool[nSamples];
                    }
                    catch (Exception e)
                    {
                        throw new Exception("Unable to allocate digital buffer for device " + deviceName + ". Reason: " + e.Message + "\n" + e.StackTrace);
                    }

                    for (int i = 0; i < usedPortNumbers.Count; i++)
                    {
                        int  portNum        = usedPortNumbers[i];
                        byte digitalBitMask = 1;
                        for (int lineNum = 0; lineNum < 8; lineNum++)
                        {
                            int digitalID = port_digital_IDs[portNum][lineNum];
                            if (digitalID != -1)
                            {
                                if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Digitals[digitalID].TogglingChannel)
                                {
                                    getDigitalTogglingBuffer(singleChannelBuffer);
                                }
                                else if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Digitals[digitalID].overridden)
                                {
                                    for (int j = 0; j < singleChannelBuffer.Length; j++)
                                    {
                                        singleChannelBuffer[j] = settings.logicalChannelManager.Digitals[digitalID].digitalOverrideValue;
                                    }
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    sequence.computeDigitalBuffer(digitalID, timeStepSize, singleChannelBuffer);
                                }
                                // byte digitalBitMask = (byte)(((byte) 2)^ ((byte)lineNum));
                                for (int j = 0; j < nBaseSamples; j++)
                                {
                                    // copy the bit value into the digital buffer byte.
                                    if (singleChannelBuffer[j])
                                    {
                                        digitalBuffer[i, j] |= digitalBitMask;
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                            digitalBitMask = (byte)(digitalBitMask << 1);
                        }
                        for (int j = nBaseSamples; j < nSamples; j++)
                        {
                            digitalBuffer[i, j] = digitalBuffer[i, j - 1];
                        }
                    }
                    singleChannelBuffer = null;
                    System.GC.Collect();
                    DigitalMultiChannelWriter writer = new DigitalMultiChannelWriter(task.Stream);
                    writer.WriteMultiSamplePort(false, digitalBuffer);
                    /// Digital cards report the number of generated samples as a multiple of 4
                    expectedSamplesGenerated = nSamples;
                }
            }
            #endregion
            #region Variable timebase buffer creation
            else // variable timebase buffer creation...
            {
                double timeStepSize = Common.getPeriodFromFrequency(deviceSettings.SampleClockRate);

                TimestepTimebaseSegmentCollection timebaseSegments =
                    sequence.generateVariableTimebaseSegments(serverSettings.VariableTimebaseType,
                                                              timeStepSize);

                int nBaseSamples = timebaseSegments.nSegmentSamples();

                nBaseSamples++; // add one sample for the dwell sample at the end of the buffer

                // for reasons that are utterly stupid and frustrating, the DAQmx libraries seem to prefer sample
                // buffers with lengths that are a multiple of 4. (otherwise they, on occasion, depending on the parity of the
                // number of channels, throw exceptions complaining.
                // thus we add a few filler samples at the end of the sequence which parrot back the last sample.

                int nFillerSamples = 4 - nBaseSamples % 4;
                if (nFillerSamples == 4)
                {
                    nFillerSamples = 0;
                }

                int nSamples = nBaseSamples + nFillerSamples;

                if (deviceSettings.MySampleClockSource == DeviceSettings.SampleClockSource.DerivedFromMaster)
                {
                    throw new Exception("Attempt to use a uniform sample clock with a variable timebase enabled device. This will not work. To use a variable timebase for this device, you must specify an external sample clock source.");
                }
                else
                {
                    task.Timing.ConfigureSampleClock(deviceSettings.SampleClockExternalSource, deviceSettings.SampleClockRate, deviceSettings.ClockEdge, SampleQuantityMode.FiniteSamples, nSamples);
                }


                // Analog first...

                if (analogIDs.Count != 0)
                {
                    double[,] analogBuffer;
                    double[] singleChannelBuffer;
                    try
                    {
                        analogBuffer        = new double[analogs.Count, nSamples];
                        singleChannelBuffer = new double[nSamples];
                    }
                    catch (Exception e)
                    {
                        throw new Exception("Unable to allocate analog buffer for device " + deviceName + ". Reason: " + e.Message + "\n" + e.StackTrace);
                    }

                    for (int i = 0; i < analogIDs.Count; i++)
                    {
                        int analogID = analogIDs[i];

                        if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Analogs[analogID].TogglingChannel)
                        {
                            getAnalogTogglingBuffer(singleChannelBuffer);
                        }
                        else if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Analogs[analogID].overridden)
                        {
                            for (int j = 0; j < singleChannelBuffer.Length; j++)
                            {
                                singleChannelBuffer[j] = settings.logicalChannelManager.Analogs[analogID].analogOverrideValue;
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            sequence.computeAnalogBuffer(analogIDs[i], timeStepSize, singleChannelBuffer, timebaseSegments);
                        }
                        for (int j = 0; j < nBaseSamples; j++)
                        {
                            analogBuffer[i, j] = singleChannelBuffer[j];
                        }
                        for (int j = nBaseSamples; j < nSamples; j++)
                        {
                            analogBuffer[i, j] = analogBuffer[i, j - 1];
                        }
                    }

                    singleChannelBuffer = null;
                    System.GC.Collect();


                    AnalogMultiChannelWriter writer = new AnalogMultiChannelWriter(task.Stream);

                    writer.WriteMultiSample(false, analogBuffer);
                    // Analog cards report the exact number of samples generated. for variable timebase this is nBaseSamples
                    expectedSamplesGenerated = nBaseSamples;
                }


                if (usedPortNumbers.Count != 0)
                {
                    byte[,] digitalBuffer;
                    bool[] singleChannelBuffer;

                    try
                    {
                        digitalBuffer       = new byte[usedPortNumbers.Count, nSamples];
                        singleChannelBuffer = new bool[nSamples];
                    }
                    catch (Exception e)
                    {
                        throw new Exception("Unable to allocate digital buffer for device " + deviceName + ". Reason: " + e.Message + "\n" + e.StackTrace);
                    }

                    for (int i = 0; i < usedPortNumbers.Count; i++)
                    {
                        int  portNum        = usedPortNumbers[i];
                        byte digitalBitMask = 1;
                        for (int lineNum = 0; lineNum < 8; lineNum++)
                        {
                            int digitalID = port_digital_IDs[portNum][lineNum];
                            if (digitalID != -1)
                            {
                                if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Digitals[digitalID].TogglingChannel)
                                {
                                    getDigitalTogglingBuffer(singleChannelBuffer);
                                }
                                else if (settings.logicalChannelManager.Digitals[digitalID].overridden)
                                {
                                    for (int j = 0; j < singleChannelBuffer.Length; j++)
                                    {
                                        singleChannelBuffer[j] = settings.logicalChannelManager.Digitals[digitalID].digitalOverrideValue;
                                    }
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    sequence.computeDigitalBuffer(digitalID, timeStepSize, singleChannelBuffer, timebaseSegments);
                                }
                                // byte digitalBitMask = (byte)(((byte) 2)^ ((byte)lineNum));
                                for (int j = 0; j < nBaseSamples; j++)
                                {
                                    // copy the bit value into the digital buffer byte.
                                    if (singleChannelBuffer[j])
                                    {
                                        digitalBuffer[i, j] |= digitalBitMask;
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                            digitalBitMask = (byte)(digitalBitMask << 1);
                        }
                        for (int j = nBaseSamples; j < nSamples; j++)
                        {
                            digitalBuffer[i, j] = digitalBuffer[i, j - 1];
                        }
                    }
                    singleChannelBuffer = null;
                    System.GC.Collect();
                    DigitalMultiChannelWriter writer = new DigitalMultiChannelWriter(task.Stream);
                    writer.WriteMultiSamplePort(false, digitalBuffer);
                    // digital cards report number of samples generated up to multiple of 4
                    expectedSamplesGenerated = nSamples;
                }
            }

            #endregion

            if (deviceSettings.StartTriggerType == DeviceSettings.TriggerType.TriggerIn)
            {
                task.Triggers.StartTrigger.ConfigureDigitalEdgeTrigger(
                    deviceSettings.TriggerInPort,
                    DigitalEdgeStartTriggerEdge.Rising);
            }

            task.Control(TaskAction.Verify);
            task.Control(TaskAction.Commit);
            task.Control(TaskAction.Reserve);


            return(task);
        }
        private void WriteDigital(IDictionary<Channel, double[]> output, int nsamples)
        {
            var data = new UInt32[output.Count, nsamples];
            var chans = DAQTasks.DOChannels.Cast<DOChannel>().ToList();

            foreach (var o in output)
            {
                int chanIndex = chans.FindIndex(c => c.PhysicalName == o.Key.PhysicalName);
                for (int i = 0; i < o.Value.Count(); i++)
                {
                    data[chanIndex, i] = (UInt32) o.Value[i];
                }
            }

            var writer = new DigitalMultiChannelWriter(DAQTasks.DOStream);
            writer.WriteMultiSamplePort(false, data);
        }