VISA Enable Event Function
- Updated2025-07-30
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Enables notification of a specified event type.

Inputs/Outputs
VISA resource name
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VISA resource name specifies the resource to be opened. The VISA resource name control also specifies the session and class.
event type
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event type is the logical event identifier. You can select from the following VISA event types.
Refer to the NI-VISA Help for more information about event types.
mechanism (1: VI_QUEUE)
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mechanism specifies the event handling mechanism to be disabled. Currently only accepts VI_QUEUE (1).
error in (no error)
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error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.
VISA resource name out
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VISA resource name out is a copy of the VISA resource name that VISA functions return.
error out
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error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality. |
Examples
Refer to the following example files included with LabVIEW.
- labview\examples\Instrument IO\Serial\Detect Serial Break Event.vi
- labview\examples\Instrument IO\GPIB\SRQ Event Handling.vi
VISA resource name
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event type
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mechanism (1: VI_QUEUE)
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error in (no error)
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VISA resource name out
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error out
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