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ADAM-6000 Series User Manual 96
You can choose different mode for that digital output channel by choos-
ing the DO mode combo box at top of Status Display area. (You should
choose the appropriate mode depending on the hardware specification.)
After you have chosen the mode, click the Apply mode button. There are
totally four possible DO modes you can choose:
1. DO
Figure 5.15 is the image when you choose DO mode. You can control the
digital output value of the selected channel by the DO button. The current
digital output value will be shown by the DO status LED display.
2. Pulse Output
The pulse output is the same as PWR. After you choose the Pulse output
mode, the selected digital output channel can generate continuous pulse
train or finite pulses. You can define the pulse width by entering into the
Low signal width and High signal width text box in the Setting area.
(Unit: 0.1 ms) The frequency and duty cycle of the pulse output signal
will be calculated automatically and displayed by the Output frequency
and Duty cycle text box. After you complete the setting, click the Apply
change button. Then you can choose to generate continuous pulse train or
finite pulses by selecting the Continuous (for pulse train) or the Fixed
total (for finite pulses) radio button. The text box at the right hand of the
Fixed total button is used to define how many pulses you want to gener-
ate. After select the pulse output mode, click the Start or Stop button to
generate or stop the pulse output.