GSE 2.0 NI-DAQ Reader

New NI-DAQ board reader and live telemetry visualization tooling for the UCI Rocket Project.

Current author and maintainer: David Culciar

What This Repo Contains

• nidaq_client/: NI-DAQ acquisition and stream publisher scripts.
• tui_client/: ImGui-based live plotting/monitoring clients.
• shared_config/: Shared config loader/helpers.
• gse2_0.toml: Primary runtime configuration (stream, signals, graph layout, etc.).

Quick Start

1. Create and activate a Python virtual environment.
2. Install dependencies used by the NI-DAQ and TUI clients.
3. Start the NI-DAQ stream publisher.
4. Start the TUI consumer/plotter.

Example run commands (from repo root):

python .\nidaq_client\nidaq_quest_stream.py
python .\tui_client\network_nidaq_pipeline_test.py

Fake signal mode (for GUI testing without hardware):

python .\nidaq_client\nidaq_quest_stream_fake.py

Notes

• The TUI is config-driven; signal and graph-cell setup should be edited in gse2_0.toml.
• Keep acquisition/network throughput decoupled from rendering throughput for smooth UI behavior.