niSwitch Properties

Specifies the channel name the instrument driver uses to access all subsequent channel-based properties in this property node. Set the active channel before setting channel-based properties. Details

Specifies whether to designate the channel as a configuration channel—a channel reserved for internal path creation. The instrument driver uses configuration channels to create paths between the channels you specify in the niSwitch Connect Channels VI. Details

Specifies whether to designate the channel as a source channel. Details

Enables or disables sharing of an analog bus line so that multiple NI SwitchBlock devices may connect to it simultaneously. To enable multiple NI SwitchBlock devices to share an analog bus line, set this property to TRUE for each device on the channel that corresponds with the shared analog bus line. The default value for all devices is FALSE, which disables sharing of the analog bus. Details

Contains the Driver Setup string that you specified when initializing the instrument driver. Details

Contains the resource descriptor the instrument driver uses to identify the physical device. Details

Contains the logical name you specified when opening the current IVI session. Details

Contains the number of channels that the instrument driver supports. Details

Contains a comma-separated (,) list of class-extension groups that the instrument driver implements. Details

Contains a comma-separated (,) list of supported instrument models. Details

Contains the major version number of the IviSwtch class specification. Details

Contains the minor version number of the class specification with which the instrument driver is compliant. Details

Contains a brief description of the instrument driver. Details

Contains the prefix for all of the instrument driver VIs. Details

Contains the name of the vendor that supplies the instrument driver. Details

Contains additional version information about the instrument driver. Details

Contains the firmware revision information for the instrument currently in use. Details

Contains the name of the manufacturer of the instrument currently in use. Details

Contains the model number or name of the instrument currently in use. Details

Specifies whether to cache the value of properties. The default value is TRUE. Use the niSwitch Initialize With Options VI to override the default value. Details

Specifies whether to perform interchangeability checking and retrieve interchangeability warnings when you call the niSwitch Connect Channels, niSwitch Set Path and niSwitch Initiate Scan VIs. The default value is FALSE. Details

Specifies whether the instrument driver queries the instrument status after each operation. The default value is TRUE. Use the niSwitch Initialize With Options VI to override the default value. Details

Specifies whether to validate property values and VI parameters. The default value is TRUE. Use the niSwitch Initialize With Options VI to override the default value. Details

Specifies whether the IVI engine keeps a list of the value coercions it makes for properties with ViInt32 and ViReal64 datatypes. The default value is FALSE. Use the niSwitch Initialize With Options VI to override the default value. Details

Specifies whether to simulate instrument driver I/O operations. The default value is FALSE. Use the niSwitch Initialize With Options VI to override the default value. Details

Returns the number of channels on the column of a matrix or scanner. If the switch module is a scanner, this property returns the number of input channels. Details

Returns the number of channels on the row of a matrix or scanner. If the switch module is a scanner, this property returns the number of output channels. Details

Returns the bandwidth for the channel in hertz. Details

Returns the characteristic impedance for the channel in ohms. Details

Indicates whether the entire switch module has settled since the last switching command. A value of TRUE indicates that all signals going through the switch module are valid. Details

Returns the maximum AC voltage the channel can switch in volts RMS. Details

Returns the maximum AC current the channel can carry in amperes RMS. Details

Returns the maximum AC power the channel can carry in volt-amperes. Details

Returns the maximum DC current the channel can carry in amperes. Details

Returns the maximum DC power the channel can carry in watts. Details

Returns the maximum DC voltage the channel can switch in volts. Details

Returns the maximum AC current the channel can switch in amperes RMS. Details

Returns the maximum AC power the channel can switch in volt-amperes. Details

Returns the maximum DC current the channel can switch in amperes. Details

Returns the maximum DC power the channel can switch in watts. Details

Returns the number of relays that the instrument driver supports. Details

Specifies whether to power down latching relays after calling the niSwitch Wait For Debounce VI. Set this property to TRUE to ensure that the relays settle and the latching relays power down after you call the niSwitch Wait for Debounce VI. Details

Returns the serial number for the switch module controlled by the instrument driver. If the switch module does not return a serial number, the instrument driver returns the Invalid Attribute error. Details

Returns the maximum length of time in seconds from after you make a connection until the signal flowing through the channel settles. Settling time can vary depending on the switch module. Details

Returns the temperature as read by the Switch module in degrees Celsius. Refer to the device documentation for more information. Details

Returns the wire mode of the switch module. This property affects the values of the Number of Rows and Number of Columns properties. The actual number of input and output lines on the switch module does not change, but the number of channels depends on how many lines constitute each channel. Details

Specifies whether to continuously scan through a scan list. Set the property to FALSE to stop scanning after one pass through the scan list. Set this property to TRUE to loop continuously through the scan list. Details

Specifies whether to apply the pulse width filter to the Trigger Input. Set the property to TRUE to prevent the switch module from being triggered by pulses that are less than 150 ns on PXI trigger lines 0-7. Details

Specifies how to start handshaking with a measurement device. Details

Indicates whether the switch module has completed the scan operation. TRUE indicates that the scan has completed. Details

Indicates with a semi-colon (;) that at that point in the scan list, the scan engine should pause until a trigger is received from the trigger input. If you generate that trigger through either a hardware pulse or the niSwitch Send Software Trigger VI, you must know when the scan engine has reached such a state. Details

Specifies the method to use to notify another instrument that all signals through the switch module have settled following the processing of one entry in the scan list. Details

Specifies the driving level for the Scan Advanced Output signal sent from the switch module through either the external (PXI/PXIe) or front connector (SCXI) lines. When the Scan Advanced Output signal is sent to one of the PXI_Trig lines, the driven level is always low and this property is ignored. Between each Scan Advanced Output signal, the line is not driven and is in a high-impedance state. Details

Specifies the minimum amount of time the switch module waits before it asserts the scan advanced output trigger after opening or closing the switch. The switch module always waits for debounce before asserting the trigger. Thus, the actual delay will always be the greater value of the settling time and the value you specify as the switch delay, measured in seconds. Settling time can vary depending on the switch module. Details

Contains a scan list (a string that specifies channel connections and trigger conditions). The niSwitch Initiate Scan VI makes or breaks connections and waits for triggers according to the instructions in the scan list. The scan list is comprised of channel names separated by special characters that determine the operations the scanner performs on the channels when it executes the scan list. Details

Specifies how to handle existing connections that conflict with the connections you make in a scan list. For example, if CH1 is already connected to CH2 and the scan list instructs the switch module to connect CH1 to CH3, this property specifies what happens to the connection between CH1 and CH2. Details

Specifies the source of the trigger for which the switch module can wait upon encountering a semi-colon (;) when processing a scan list. When the trigger occurs, the switch module advances to the next entry in the scan list. Details

Determines the behavior of the trigger input. Details

This property has been deprecated and might be removed from a future release of NI-SWITCH. Use niSwitch Route Scan Advanced Output VI instead. Details

This property has been deprecated and might be removed from a future release of NI-SWITCH. Use the niSwitch Route Trigger Input VI instead. Details

This property has been deprecated and might be removed from a future release of NI-SWITCH. Use niSwitch Route Scan Advanced Output VI instead. Details

This property has been deprecated and might be removed from a future release of NI-SWITCH. Use the niSwitch Route Trigger Input VI instead. Details

This property has been deprecated and might be removed from a future release of NI-SWITCH. Details

This property has been deprecated and might be removed from a future release of NI-SWITCH. Details

This property has been deprecated and might be removed from a future release of NI-SWITCH. Use the niSwitch Route Trigger Input and/or niSwitch Route Scan Advanced Output VIs instead. Details