NI-HSDIO C Function Reference

niHSDIO_ConfigureWaveformToGenerate

  • Updated2023-02-21
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ViStatus = niHSDIO_ConfigureWaveformToGenerate ( ViSession vi, ViConstString waveformName);

Purpose

Specifies the name of a previously allocated or written waveform to be generated after a call to the niHSDIO_Initiate function when the NIHSDIO_ATTR_GENERATION_MODE attribute is set to NIHSDIO_VAL_WAVEFORM. This function need only be called if multiple waveforms are present in onboard memory (refer to the NIHSDIO_ATTR_WAVEFORM_TO_GENERATE attribute for more information).

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Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
vi ViSession Identifies your instrument session. vi was obtained from the niHSDIO_InitAcquisitionSession or niHSDIO_InitGenerationSession function.
Waveform Name ViConstString Specifies which waveform to generate upon calling niHSDIO_Initiate.

Return Value

Name Type Description
Status ViStatus

Reports the status of this operation. To obtain a text description of the status code, call the niHSDIO_error_message function. To obtain additional information concerning the error condition, use the niHSDIO_GetError and niHSDIO_ClearError functions.

The general meaning of the status code is as follows:

Value Meaning
0 Success
Positive Values Warnings
Negative Values Errors

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