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niRFSA_ConfigureAcquisitionType

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niRFSA_ConfigureAcquisitionType

ViStatus niRFSA_ConfigureAcquisitionType(ViSession vi, ViInt32 acquisitionType);

Purpose

Configures whether the session acquires I/Q data or computes a power spectrum over the specified frequency range.

Supported Devices: PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5667/5668, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841/5842

Related Topics

I/Q Modulation

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
vi ViSession Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the niRFSA_init or niRFSA_InitWithOptions function.
acquisitionType ViInt32 Configures the type of acquisition.

NIRFSA_VAL_IQ Configures the driver for I/Q acquisitions. This value is the default.
NIRFSA_VAL_SPECTRUM Configures the driver for spectrum acquisitions.

Return Value

Name Type Description
status ViStatus Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. Examine the status code from each call to an NI-RFSA function to determine if an error has occurred.

To obtain a text description of the status code and additional information about the error condition, call the niRFSA_GetError function. To clear the error information from NI-RFSA, call the niRFSA_ClearError function.

The general meaning of the status code is as follows:

Value Meaning
0 Success
Positive Values Warnings
Negative Values Errors

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