Custom scale for counter input?

Hello everyone,
Is it possible to create a custom scale for a counter input? I saw there is a feature to allow input Custom Scale Name to the Channel Property Node. However, when I tried to create a custom scale to input to the channel, I got this error
Error -200212 occurred at DAQmx Read (Counter DBL 1Chan 1Samp).vi:1
Property: CI.MeasType
Corresponding Value: Count Edges
Property: CI.AngEncoder.Units
Corresponding Value: From Custom Scale
Channel Name: CountEdges
Task Name: MyCountEdgesTask
Do you know what is the problem with it? Thank you

How do you have the channel set up? Can you attache the VI's that you are using? Is this a global virtual channel?
Tim
Johnson Controls
Holland Michigan

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