Configures the aperture time on the specified channel(s).

Syntax

ViStatus _VI_FUNC niDCPower_ConfigureApertureTime(ViSession vi, ViConstString channelName, ViReal64 apertureTime, ViInt32 units)

Remarks

Note

This function is not supported on all devices. Refer to Supported Functions by Device for more information about supported devices.

The supported values depend on the units. Refer to the Aperture Time topic for your device in the NI DC Power Supplies and SMUs Help for more information. In general, devices support discrete apertureTime values, and if you configure apertureTime to some unsupported value, NI-DCPower coerces it up to the next supported value.

Refer to the Measurement Configuration and Timing or DC Noise Rejection topic for your device in the NI DC Power Supplies and SMUs Help for more information about how to configure your measurements.

Parameters

NameDirectionTypeDescription
vi[in]ViSession

Identifies a particular instrument session. vi is obtained from the niDCPower_InitializeWithIndependentChannels function.

channelName[in]ViConstString

Specifies the channel(s) to use. Specify the channel(s) using the form PXI1Slot3/0,PXI1Slot3/2-3,PXI1Slot4/2-3 or PXI1Slot3/0,PXI1Slot3/2:3,PXI1Slot4/2:3, where PXI1Slot3 and PXI1Slot4 are instrument resource names and 0, 2, and 3 are channels.

If you pass "" for this control, all channels in the session are used.

apertureTime[in]ViReal64

Specifies the aperture time. Refer to the Aperture Time topic for your device in the NI DC Power Supplies and SMUs Help for more information.

units[in]ViInt32

Specifies the units for apertureTime.

Defined Values:

Name

Value

Description

NIDCPOWER_VAL_SECONDS

1028 (0x404)

Specifies aperture time in seconds.

NIDCPOWER_VAL_POWER_LINE_CYCLES

1029 (0x405)

Specifies aperture time in power line cycles (PLCs).

Returns

Reports the status of this operation. To obtain a text description of the status code, call niDCPower_error_message. To obtain additional information concerning the error condition, call niDCPower_GetError. The general meaning of the status code is as follows:

Value

Meaning

0

Success

Positive Values

Warnings

Negative Values

Errors