Welding System User Manual
Chapter 2 Function Reference — GPCTR_Change_Parameter
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 National Instruments Corporation 2-199 NI-DAQ FRM for PC Compatibles
Legal values for paramValue depend on paramID. The following paragraphs list legal 
values for paramID with explanations and corresponding legal values for paramValue:
paramID = 
ND_SOURCE
The general-purpose counter counts transitions of this signal. Corresponding legal values for 
paramValue are as follows:
Table 2-20. 
Legal Values for 
gpctrNum
 Parameter
All DSA and E Series Devices 6602 Devices
ND_COUNTER_0
ND_COUNTER_1
ND_COUNTER_0
ND_COUNTER_1
ND_COUNTER_2
ND_COUNTER_3
ND_COUNTER_4
ND_COUNTER_5
ND_COUNTER_6
ND_COUNTER_7
Table 2-21. 
Legal Values for
 paramValue 
when 
paramID =
 ND_SOURCE
445X and E Series Devices 6602 and 455X Devices
ND_PFI_0 through ND_PFI_9
—
the 10 
I/O connector pins*.
ND_RTSI_0 through ND_RTSI_6—the 
seven RTSI lines.
ND_INTERAL_20_MHZ and 
ND_INTERNAL_100_KHZ—the internal 
timebases
ND_OTHER_GPCTR_TC—the terminal 
count of the other general-purpose 
counter (See Table 2-22 for definition of 
other counter).
I/O connector pins ND_PFI_39*,
ND_PFI_35*, ND_PFI_31,
ND_PFI_27, ND_PFI_23,
ND_PFI_19, ND_PFI_15, and ND_PFI_11.
ND_RTSI_0 through ND_RTSI_6—the seven RTSI 
lines.
ND_INTERNAL_20_MHZ 
and
ND_INTERNAL_100_HZ
—the internal timebases.
ND_INTERNAL_MAX_TIMEBASE—the maximum 
timebase. The value of this timebase can be determined 
by a 
GPCTR_Watch call, ND_OTHER_GPCTR_GATE 
(See Table 2-22 for definition of other counter).
ND_OTHER_GPCTR_TC—the terminal count of the 
other general-purpose counter (See Table 2-22 for 
definition of other counter).
*ND_PFI_39
, 
ND_PFI_35
, 
ND_COUNTER_2 
through 
ND_COUNTER_7
 are not available on 455X 
devices.










