F/T DAQ Installation and Operation Manual
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4.3 Designing Your DAQ F/T Application
Your DAQ F/T application must include at least two components:
4.3.1 Device Drivers for Your DAQ Device and Target Operating System
National Instruments includes several sets of Windows
device drivers with E -Series devices,
including 32-bit DLLs, LabVIEW VIs, and ActiveX controls. Non-Windows
device drivers
for National Instruments systems may be available from third-party sources. For other brands
of data acquisition devices, device drivers must be obtained from the device manufacturer or a
third-party source.
4.3.2 ATI DAQ F/T Components or C Library
This part of your application is used to load a calibration file, apply settings such as tool
transformations, and convert raw voltages into forces and torques. For Windows
applications, the ATIDAQFT Automation server is recommended. The conversion to forces
and torques can occur in real-time, or can be applied as a batch operation at the end of the
acquisition operation.