Usb6211 finite digital pulse

My first post to forum. (So hello : )).
to the point: I want to generate a finite digital signal on one of the digital outputs of USB6211. The signal is a UART frame (8N1) (baud rate can be as low as 100 Hz).
So I was expecting something what I did to output an analog output signal, i.e. set the rate, set the duration via setting data and runForeground ..etc, but It seems this is not supported with 6211.(am I right?)
How can I do this? I appreciate any help.
I'm using Matlab 2014b but I can use C functions if necessary (NIDAQmx.h)
Thank you

Hello,
There are several DAQmx examples for C that come with NI-DAQmx and are located in the following location on your computer:
Go to your Start Menu > All Programs > National Instruments > NI-DAQmx > Text-Based Code Support > NI-DAQmx ANSI C Examples > Digital. One helpful example is the WriteDigChan.c example, located in Digital > Generate Values.
This is a great place to get started. If you have further questions, I would brouse through some of the examples on NI Community (http://www.ni.com/examples/)
Hope this helps!
Aimee

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