Single pulse output on USB-6212 PFI

I am trying to generate a single pulse output on one of the PFI I/O lines on a USB-6212.
How do I go about creating the task? The pulse witdh is 100ms.
Also, how do I trigger from one I/O line to start another I/O pulse?

Hello johnswan,
The first thing you need to do is make sure that you have the NI-DAQmx driver installed. This should've came with your device, but if not you can download it from ni.com/updates. After the driver is installed it will add examples for LabWindows CVI. In LabWindows CVI you can go to Help » Find Examples to open the NI Example Finder and then navigate to Hardware Input and Output » DAQmx » Generating Digital Pulses. There is a DigPulse.prj which will show you how to create a digital pulse with a specific pulse width. There is also a project called DigPulseTrain-Cont-DigStart.prj that you can look at to see how to implement a digital start trigger. Take a look at these and let me know if you have any additional questions.
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