Source:Advanced:Actual Power Allocation
- Updated2025-10-06
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Returns the power, in watts, the device is sourcing on each active channel if the Power Allocation Mode property is set to Automatic or Manual .
Note NI-DCPower uses the terms "source" and "output". However, while sinking with electronic loads and SMUs these correspond to "sinking" and "input", respectively.
Note
This property is not supported by all devices. Refer to
Supported Properties by Device
for information about supported devices.
Valid Values : [0, device per-channel maximum power]
Note
This property returns -1 when the
Power Allocation Mode
property is set to
Disabled
.
Default Value : Refer to Supported Properties by Device for the default value by device.
Remarks
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Short Name | Actual Power Allocation |
| Data type | ![]() |
| Permissions | Read Only |
| High-level VIs | N/A |
| Channel-based | Yes |
| Instrument-based | No |
| Resettable | No |
