NI-DAQmx .NET Framework 4.5 API Reference

DaqSystem.AddNetworkDevice Method (String, String, Boolean, Double)

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Adds a Network cDAQ device to the system and, if specified, attempts to reserve it.

Namespace: NationalInstruments.DAQmx
Assembly: NationalInstruments.DAQmx (in NationalInstruments.DAQmx.dll) Version: 20.7.45.49302

public Device AddNetworkDevice(
	string ipAddress,
	string deviceName,
	bool attemptReservation,
	double timeout
)

Public Function AddNetworkDevice ( 
	ipAddress As String,
	deviceName As String,
	attemptReservation As Boolean,
	timeout As Double
) As Device

ipAddress: Type: SystemString
Specifies the string containing the IP address (in dotted decimal notation) of the device to add to the system.
deviceName: Type: SystemString
The name to assign to the device. If unspecified, NI-DAQmx chooses the device name.
attemptReservation: Type: SystemBoolean
Specifies whether a reservation should be attempted after the device is successfully added.
timeout: Type: SystemDouble
Specifies the time in seconds to wait for the device to respond before timing out.

Type: Device
The device object the operation applied to.

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

MAX automatically attempts to reserve a device when the device is added, but this method does not, unless attemptReservation is set to .