TODO LIST:

• Make and test TimeTagger Custom API
• Make and test PulseGenerator Custom API
• Test confocal on device (import is working, uncomment in diamond_custom)
• Test autofocus on device (import is working, uncomment in diamond_custom)

Where Configuration Info Lives:

• time_tagger_api.py
  • holds the TimeTagger Serial number that is used when a time tagger is created in api.pi
• api.py Scanner()
  • holds the NIDAQ specific info

NIDAQ dll calls

• dll.DAQmxCreateTask('', ctypes.byref(self.AOTask))

new imp Create a task

import nidaqmx task = nidaqmx.Task()

• dll.DAQmxCreateAOVoltageChan( self.AOTask, self._AODevice, '', ctypes.c_double(v_range[0]), ctypes.c_double(v_range[1]), DAQmx_Val_Volts,'')

• dll.DAQmxSetSampTimingType( self.AOTask, DAQmx_Val_OnDemand)

• dll.DAQmxCfgSampClkTiming( self.AOTask, self._PulseTrain, ctypes.c_double(self._f), DAQmx_Val_Falling, DAQmx_Val_FiniteSamps, ctypes.c_ulonglong(N))

• dll.DAQmxStartTask(self.AOTask)

• dll.DAQmxStopTask(self.AOTask)

• dll.DAQmxWriteAnalogF64( self.AOTask, ctypes.c_int32(self._AOLength), start, ctypes.c_double(self._RWTimeout), DAQmx_Val_GroupByChannel, data.ctypes.data_as(c_float64_p), ctypes.byref(self._AONwritten), None)

NIDAQ Counterboard dll calls

• dll.DAQmxCreateCOPulseChanFreq( self.COTask, self._CODevice, '', DAQmx_Val_Hz, DAQmx_Val_Low, ctypes.c_double(0), ctypes.c_double(f), ctypes.c_double(DutyCycle)
• dll.DAQmxCreateCIPulseWidthChan( self.CITask, self._CIDevice, '', ctypes.c_double(0), ctypes.c_double(self._MaxCounts*DutyCycle/f), DAQmx_Val_Ticks, DAQmx_Val_Rising, '')
• dll.DAQmxSetCIPulseWidthTerm( self.CITask, self._CIDevice, self._PulseTrain )
• dll.DAQmxSetCICtrTimebaseSrc( self.CITask, self._CIDevice, self._TickSource )