Terminal Names and Terminal Name Syntax

A terminal name is a unique identifier that refers to a physical terminal in your system; a terminal name is fully qualified if it is an unambiguous reference to a specific terminal.

To guarantee the uniqueness of a terminal name across multiple instruments, terminal names begin with a forward slash, followed by the name of the instrument as configured in NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX), such as PXI1Slot2. A forward slash and the name of the terminal, such as PFI1, follow the instrument identifier.

For example, the fully qualified terminal name for PFI1 on PXI1Slot2 is /PXI1Slot2/PFI1.