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niDCPower_QueryLatchedOutputCutoffState

  • Updated2023-04-15
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ViStatus niDCPower_QueryLatchedOutputCutoffState(ViSession vi, ViConstString channelName, ViInt32 outputCutoffReason ViBoolean* outputCutoffState);

Purpose

Discovers if an output cutoff limit was exceeded for the specified reason. When an output cutoff is engaged, the output of the channel(s) is disconnected. If a limit was exceeded, the state is latched until you clear it with niDCPower_ClearLatchedOutputCutoffState or niDCPower_ResetWithChannels.

outputCutoffReason specifies the conditions for which an output is disconnected.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
vi ViSession Identifies a particular instrument session. vi is obtained from the niDCPower_InitializeWithIndependentChannels function.
channelName 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.

outputCutoffReason ViInt32 Specifies which output cutoff conditions to query.

Defined Values:
NIDCPOWER_VAL_OUTPUT_CUTOFF_REASON_ALL (-1) Any output cutoff condition was met.
NIDCPOWER_VAL_OUTPUT_CUTOFF_REASON_VOLTAGE_OUTPUT_HIGH (1) The output exceeded the high cutoff limit for voltage output.
NIDCPOWER_VAL_OUTPUT_CUTOFF_REASON_VOLTAGE_OUTPUT_LOW (2) The output fell below the low cutoff limit for voltage output.
NIDCPOWER_VAL_OUTPUT_CUTOFF_REASON_CURRENT_MEASURE_HIGH (4) The measured current exceeded the high cutoff limit for current output.
NIDCPOWER_VAL_OUTPUT_CUTOFF_REASON_CURRENT_MEASURE_LOW (8) The measured current fell below the low cutoff limit for current output.
NIDCPOWER_VAL_OUTPUT_CUTOFF_REASON_POSITIVE_VOLTAGE_CHANGE (16) The voltage slew rate increased beyond the positive change cutoff for voltage output.
NIDCPOWER_VAL_OUTPUT_CUTOFF_REASON_NEGATIVE_VOLTAGE_CHANGE (32) The voltage slew rate decreased beyond the negative change cutoff for voltage output.
NIDCPOWER_VAL_OUTPUT_CUTOFF_REASON_POSITIVE_CURRENT_CHANGE (64) The current slew rate increased beyond the positive change cutoff for current output.
NIDCPOWER_VAL_OUTPUT_CUTOFF_REASON_NEGATIVE_CURRENT_CHANGE (128) The current slew rate decreased beyond the negative change cutoff for current output.
Output
Name Type Description
outputCutoffState ViBoolean* Specifies whether an output cutoff has engaged.

Defined Values:
VI_TRUEAn output cutoff has engaged for the conditions in outputCutoffReason.
VI_FALSENo output cutoff has engaged.

Return Value

Name Type Description
StatusViStatusReports the status of this operation. To obtain a text description of the status code, call the niDCPower_error_message function. To obtain additional information concerning the error condition, call the niDCPower_GetError function.

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