niFgen Write Waveform I16 Direct DMA VI
- Updated2025-10-07
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Writes a specified amount of data from a Direct DMA-compatible device to the waveform in onboard memory. If streaming is enabled, you can write more data than the allocated waveform size in onboard memory. Refer to the Streaming topic for more information about streaming data.

Inputs/Outputs
Instrument Handle
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Instrument Handle identifies a particular instrument session. Instrument Handle is obtained from the niFgen Initialize VI, niFgen Initialize With Options VI, or the niFgen Initialize With Channels VI.
Channel Name
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Channel Name specifies the channel that this VI uses.
Waveform Handle
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Waveform Handle specifies the handle of the arbitrary waveform previously allocated with the niFgen Allocate Waveform VI.
error in (no error)
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error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality. Default value: no error
Window Address
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Window Address specifies the windows address of the Direct DMA-compatible data source.
Samples to Write
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Samples to Write specifies the number of samples to write from the Direct DMA-compatible data source.
Instrument Handle Out
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Instrument Handle Out passes a reference to your instrument session to the next VI.
Waveform Handle Out
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Waveform Handle Out returns the handle that identifies the waveform.
error out
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error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality. |
Instrument Handle
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Channel Name
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Waveform Handle
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error in (no error)
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Window Address
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Instrument Handle Out
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Waveform Handle Out
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error out
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