How to Generate a single pulse using NI USB 6210 Matlab code?

I have written a code as shown below: -

clear d;

clear;

clc;

p = 5e-3; % Period of the pulse train (in seconds)

clockFreq = 1/p; % Frequency of the pulse train (in Hz)

ton = 2.5e-3; % Pulse width for the first pulse (in seconds)

duty = ton/p;

d = daq("ni");

ch = addoutput(d,"Dev1","ctr0","PulseGeneration");

ch.Frequency = clockFreq;

ch.InitialDelay = 0;

ch.DutyCycle = duty;

d.Rate = 1/p;

start(d,"Continuous");

stop(d);

This is what I am getting. However, I only want one pulse to be generated.

Can anyone help me?

Answer 1

[SAI SRUJAN]

Hi Arkadeep,

I understand that you are trying to generate a single pulse using NI USB 6210 in MATLAB.

To achieve the generation of a single pulse with the NI USB 6210 using MATLAB, it is essential to properly configure the 'start' function parameters. Utilize either 'start(d, "Duration", span)' or 'start(d, "NumScans", span)' to initiate a finite background input acquisition based on a specified duration or number of scans.

For a comprehensive understanding of the 'start' function in MATLAB, please refer to the following documentation.

https://www.mathworks.com/help/daq/daq.interfaces.dataacquisition.start.html

I hope this helps!