DCPowerOutputSource.RequestedPowerAllocation Property
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DCPowerOutputSourceRequestedPowerAllocation Property
Gets or sets the power, in watts, to request the device to source from each active channel.
Namespace: NationalInstruments.ModularInstruments.NIDCPower
Assembly: NationalInstruments.ModularInstruments.NIDCPower.Fx40 (in NationalInstruments.ModularInstruments.NIDCPower.Fx40.dll) Version: 2023
Syntax
public double RequestedPowerAllocation { get; set; }
Public Property RequestedPowerAllocation As Double Get Set
Property Value
Type: DoubleReturns a double value that is the amount of power, in watts, requested to be allocated for the channel.
- The default value is 0.
- Valid values are [0, device per-channel maximum power].
Remarks
This property defines the power to source from the device only if the PowerAllocationMode property is set to Manual.
The power you request with this property may be incompatible with the power a given source configuration requires or the power the device can provide:
| Incompatibility | Behavior |
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| Requested power < power required for source configuration |
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| Requested power > maximum per-channel or overall sourcing power |
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 Note |
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| NI-DCPower uses the terms "source" and "output". However, while sinking with electronic loads and SMUs these correspond to "sinking" and "input", respectively. |
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| This property is not supported by all instruments. Refer to the Supported Properties by Device topic in the NI DC Power Supplies and SMUs Help for information about supported instruments. |