USB 6211 DAQ counter

I am using the circuit and labview program found on the following link and I would like to use a USB 6211 DAQ. I have noticed that the ctr0 and ctr1 both have multiple pins on the DAQ. The circuit diagram says to connect one to "out" and the other to "gate". Do I have to initialize anything or declare what pin i am using, or can i just wire to the "out" and "gate" pins for the respective counters and run the program?
http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-8665

Hey,
At the DAQmx Create Channel.vi you declare what counter you are using with the Physical Channel Input.
E.g. you specify Dev1/ctr0 then you have to take CTR0 Out or Gate or Source, depending on the Task.
Christian

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Hello Steffan,
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