Count pulses with pci6601 and bnc2110

Hi,
I am trying to count pulses using a pci-6601 in combination with a bnc2110 connector block. I tried to connect a lolck wave to the 2110 but I dont know to which connector I should connect it. In the measurement and automation explorer I dont see any counts. Also in the measurement and automation explorer I can only choose pfi39 to 11 and I cannot find these on the 2110. I dont know to which bnc connector pfi39 is connected and it does not say it in the manual.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Toeno

ear Sir,
Thank you for your post. You should indeed use the BNC 2121. The BNC 2110 us not supported for the counter timer cards.
To know a little bit about the routing from the signals you can compare the pinout positions from the SCB 68 to the positions with the BNC box. Connector layouts can be found under http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/F011AD8B0F4BD35086257050006CBB70?OpenDocument
But again the BNC 2110 is not supported for the PCI 6601,
best regards,
Martijn S
Martijn S
Applications Engineer
NI Netherlands

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