CNT Device Settings tab(Common to Basic Mode/Advanced Mode)

This section describes the CNT device setting screen.
On this screen, you can specify the setting channel and the method to start/stop counting.

①Count Start

   Select how to start counting operation.

    ・Auto: With DncDaq Init/Exit, a valid count channel will start.

    ・Button_Click: Start counting with a separately placed DncButton.

    ・Command: Start with the method.

②Count Stop

   Select how to stop counting operation.

   When the user application is terminated, counting will stop regardless of this setting.

    ・Auto: With DncDaq Init/Exit, a valid count channel will stop.

    ・Button_Click: Stop counting with a separately placed DncButton.

    ・Command: Stop with the method.

③Setting Channel

Count settings can be made for each channel.

If you want to set all channels with the same content at once, select [ALL].

④Counter setting tab

Three tabs for setting the counter device will be displayed.

    There are three types of tabs:

    ・Basic tab: Set the basic functions related to count input.

    ・Match tab: Configure settings related to comparison matching.

    ・Control tab: Configure settings related to control input/output pins and general-purpose input/output.

⑤Export button

Displays a dialog to save the setting information being edited in the ini file format (xxx.ini).

⑥Import button

Displays a dialog to specify the ini file format (xxx.ini) to be read.

⑦Change Mode

Switch between Basic Mode/Advanced Mode.

⑧Help

Open the online help.

⑨OK button

Saves the settings and closes the settings screen.

⑩Cancel button

Closes the settings screen without saving the settings.

Basic tab

①Channel Enabled

Enables the channel specified in Setting Channel.

②External Signal Source

Select the type of external signal source from the following.

・Photocoupler (Opto-coupler Isolation)

・TTL (Transistor Transistor Logic)

・Differential (Differential)

③OperationMode/Count Direction

Select the counting direction when a pulse is detected from the following.

・DownCount

・UpCount

④OperationMode/Number of Phases

Select the pulse to detect from the following.

・1-Phase

・2-Phase

・Gate Control

⑤OperationMode/Multiplication

Select the multiplication of pulses to detect from the following.

・Multiply by 1

・Multiply by 2

・Multiply by 4

⑥OperationMode/Clear Timing

Select the count value clear timing according to the Z phase from the following.

・Asynchronous Clear

・Synchronous Clear

⑦Digital Filter[usec]

Specify the digital filter value.

The settable range varies depending on the CNT Device Type of the device used.

・Normal counter: 0.1usec to 1,056.0usec

・High-performance counter: Not Used, 0.1usec to 1,638.4usec

⑧Z-Phase/Z-Phase Mode

Select the Z phase mode from the following.

・Not Used

・Next One Time

・Every Time

⑨Z-Phase/Z-Phase Logic

Select the Z phase logic from the following.

・Positive Logic

・Negative Logic

⑩Preset at Start

Specify whether to preset or not when counting starts.

⑪Preset Value

Set the preset value when presetting.

Match tab

The available functions and setting screens vary depending on the CNT device type.

For information on CNT devices, please refer to FAQ [CNT device type].

①Register0/Notification Enabled

Specify enable/disable of register 0 comparison match notification.

②Register0/Comparative Value

Specifies the comparison value of register 0.

③Register0/Operation of Count Match Timing

Select the operation when the count value and the comparison value of register 0 match from the following.

Available only with high-performance counter devices.

・None: Does nothing.

・Preset: The separately set preset value is loaded to the count value.

・Clear: Clears the count value to zero.

④Register1/Notification Enabled

Specify enable/disable of register 1 comparison match notification.

Available only with high-performance counter devices.

⑤Register1/Comparative Value

Specifies the comparison value of register 1.

Available only with high-performance counter devices.

⑥Register1/Operation of Count Match Timing

Select the operation when the count value and the comparison value of register 1 match from the following.

Available only with high-performance counter devices.

・None: Does nothing.

・Preset: The separately set preset value is loaded to the count value.

・Clear: Clears the count value to zero.

⑦Preset Value

Set the count value to preset.

Available only with high-performance counter devices.

The preset values of register 0 and register 1 are common.

Control tab

The available functions and setting screens vary depending on the CNT device type.

For information on CNT devices, please refer to FAQ [CNT Device Type].

＜Normal counter device＞

①Pulse Width

Select the one-shot pulse width when the comparison value and count value match.

The setting range is 17 steps from 0msec to 104.45ms.

②Type of general input

Select the type of general-purpose input signal from the following.

Can be selected only for CNT24-4D(PCI)H.

・Differential (Differential)

・TTL (Transistor Transistor Logic)

＜High-performance counter device＞

③Control Input Signal/Signal Operation

Select the operation to be performed when the control input signal is input from the following.

・General Input

・Count StartStop

・Count Preset

・Count Zero Clear

*When the [Signal Operation] is [Count StartStop], [Count Start Edge] and [Count Stop Edge] are displayed.

*When the [Signal Operation] is [Count Preset], [Preset Edge] and [Preset Value] are displayed.

*When the [Signal Operation] is [Count Zero Clear], [Zero Clear Edge] is displayed.

④Control Input Signal/Counting Start Edge

Select the edge of the control input signal to start counting from the following.

Displayed only when the [Signal Operation] is [Count StartStop]. It is not displayed at other times.

・None

・Rise

・Fall

⑤Control Input Signal/Counting Stop Edge

Select the edge of the control input signal to stop counting from the following.

Displayed only when the [Signal Operation] is [Count StartStop]. It is not displayed at other times.

・None

・Rise

・Fall

⑥Control Input Signal/Preset Edge

Select the edge of the control input signal to preset the count value from the following.

Displayed only when the [Signal Operation] is [Count Preset]. It is not displayed at other times.

・None

・Rise

・Fall

⑦Control Input Signal/Preset Value

Set preset value.

This is common to the preset value in the Match tab.

Displayed only when the [Signal Operation] is [Count Preset]. It is not displayed at other times.

⑧Control Input Signal/Zero Clear Edge

Select the edge of the control input signal to clear the count value to zero from the following.

Displayed only when the [Signal Operation] is [Count Zero Clear]. It is not displayed at other times.

・None

・Rise

・Fall

⑨Control Output Signal/Signal Logic

Select the control output signal logic from the following.

・Negative Logic

・Positive Logic

*Not displayed for CNT32-8M(PCI) and CNT-3208M-PE. Please specify with the jumper on the device.

⑩Control Output Signal/Signal Operation

Select the timing at which the control output signal is output from the following.

・General-purpose output

・Count Match Register0

・Count Match Register1

・Filter Erroe

・Abnormal Input Error

・Disconnection Alarm Error

⑪Control Output Signal/Pulse Width

Select the one-shot pulse width of the control output signal from the following.

・0.010msec (10usec)

・0.100msec (100usec)

・1msec

・10msec

・100msec