niScope Multi Fetch Binary 16 VI
- Updated2025-10-21
- 4 minute(s) read
Retrieves data from multiple channels and records. Returns a two-dimensional array of binary 16-bit waveforms.

Inputs/Outputs
timeout
—
timeout is the time (in seconds) to wait for the data to be acquired. Use 0 for this parameter to tell NI-SCOPE to fetch whatever is currently available. Using -1 for this parameter implies infinite timeout.
instrument handle
—
instrument handle identifies a particular instrument session.
channels
—
channels specifies the channel(s) from which to acquire data. For more information, refer to Channel String Syntax.
numSamples
—
numSamples is the maximum number of samples to fetch for each waveform; if the acquisition finishes with fewer points than requested, some devices return partial data if the acquisition finished, was aborted, or a timeout of 0 was used. Use –1 for this parameter if you want to fetch all available samples. The VI reads the actual record length and attempts to acquire all available samples. If it fails to complete within the timeout period, the VI returns an error.
error in
—
error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.
instrument handle out
—
instrument handle out has the same value as the instrument handle.
wfm info
—
wfm info contains all the timing and scaling information about the waveform.
wfm
—
wfm returns a two-dimensional array of binary data; if you specify a channel list, NI-SCOPE returns the waveforms in the list order. NI-SCOPE returns these records sequentially, so all record 0 waveforms are first. For example, with a two-channel list, you would have the following index values: index 0 = record 0, channel 0 index 1 = record 0, channel 1 index 2 = record 1, channel 0 index 3 = record 1, channel 1
error out
—
error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality. |
timeout
—
instrument handle
—
channels
—
numSamples
—
error in
—
instrument handle out
—
wfm info
—
actualSamples
—
absoluteInitialX
—
wfm
—
error out
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