CompactRIO basic

Hi all.
I have purchased sets of NI cRIO-9073 (integrated controller and chasis) with its analog I/O and digital I/O for education purposes. I have a question on how can I give a simple signal to the digital output of (NI-9472) module through a basic math calculation and comparison. Let say if A+B is > X, than the LED indicator at the digital output (NI-9472) will be light up.
Thanks
Regards,
Daniel

Hi,
you should check this out: http://www.ni.com/pdf/products/us/fullcriodevguide.pdf
Regards,
Rodéric L
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