NI-DAQmx .NET Framework 4.0 API Reference

StartTrigger.ConfigureTimeTrigger Method

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Configures the task to start acquiring or generating samples at a the specified triggerTime.

Namespace: NationalInstruments.DAQmx
Assembly: NationalInstruments.DAQmx (in NationalInstruments.DAQmx.dll) Version: 20.7.40.49302

public void ConfigureTimeTrigger(
	PrecisionDateTime triggerTime,
	TimeStartTriggerTimescale timescale
)

Public Sub ConfigureTimeTrigger ( 
	triggerTime As PrecisionDateTime,
	timescale As TimeStartTriggerTimescale
)

triggerTime: Type: NationalInstrumentsPrecisionDateTime
The start trigger time.
timescale: Type: NationalInstruments.DAQmxTimeStartTriggerTimescale
The timescale of the triggerTime. For more information, see TimeStartTriggerTimescale.

Exception	Condition
DaqException	The NI-DAQmx driver returned an error.

Note
The trigger time is represented by a PrecisionDateTime expressed as a UTC time. To set a trigger time based on the current system time, use UtcNow, adding an offset, rather than Now.