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Chapter 2
Function Reference — DIG_Block_PG_Config
NI-DAQ FRM for PC Compatibles
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DIG_Block_PG_Config
 enables or disabled the pattern generation mode of digital I/O. If 
the config parameter equals 1 or 2, any subsequent 
DIG_Block_In
 or 
DIG_Block_Out
 call 
initiates a pattern generation operation. Pattern generation mode overrides any two-way 
handshaking mode set by the 
DIG_Grp_Mode
 function.
The primary difference between pattern generation and two-way handshaking is that in 
pattern generation timing information travels in only one direction, over the REQ line. The 
board can generate request signals at regularly clocked intervals (internal mode), or you 
provide request signals to the board (external mode), or the board generates request signals 
whenever the input data changes (change detection). Either there is no return handshake on 
the ACK line (DIO 6533), or the return handshake can be ignored (DIO-32F). 
On the DIO 6533, pattern generation mode enables some additional features:
You can enable start and stop triggers using 
DIG_Trigger_Config
.
NI-DAQ monitors the transfer speed, and the 
DIG_Block_Check
 function returns an 
error message if the system is unable to keep up with the programmed transfer rate 
(internal requests) or the rate of request pulses (external requests or pattern generation).
Only the DIO 6533 boards support change detection. In this mode, the board generates an 
internal request any time it detects activity on the group's significant input lines. As long as 
the rate of change is within the board's change-detection limits, the board captures exactly one 
copy of each new input pattern. 
If you set a pattern mask for change detection, you can select a subset of the group's input 
lines to be significant. However, when the board detects a change, it acquires data from all 
of the group's input lines, whether masked or not.
Using change detection mode in conjunction with the 
Configure_DAQ_Event_Message
 
function, you can also receive a message every time the input data changes. Use the 
Configure_DAQ_Event_Message
 function to generate a message after each pattern is 
acquired. To ensure best precision in messaging, use the interrupt-driven data transfer 
method. Otherwise, messages might be delayed. You can use the
 
Set_DAQ_Device_Info
 
function to select a transfer method.
On the DIO-32F, the advantage of using double-buffered output is that the variability in 
update intervals is reduced to an absolute minimum, producing the highest quality output at 
high update rates. The disadvantage is that the first ACK pulse produced by the device is not 
preceded by the first pattern. Instead, the second ACK pulse signals the generation of the first 
pattern. Also, the last pattern generated is not followed by an ACK pulse. The advantage of 
single-buffered output is the elimination of these ACK pulse irregularities. The first ACK 
pulse signals generation of the first pattern and the last pattern is followed by a final ACK 
pulse. The disadvantage of single-buffered output is that at high update rates, variations in 
DMA bus arbitration times can increase the variability in update intervals, reducing the 
overall quality of the digital patterns.