niSync_Start1588
- Updated2023-02-21
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C Function Prototype
ViStatus _VI_FUNC niSync_Start1588 (ViSession vi);
Purpose
Begins participation in the IEEE 1588-2008 time synchronization protocol.
To synchronize clocks, future time events, and triggered timestamps to 1588 time, use this function in conjunction with niSync_SetTimeReference1588OrdinaryClock. Use niSync_Stop1588 to stop participation in a 1588 session. Alternately, you can start and stop 1588 participation in the Test Panels window of Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX).
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Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
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vi | ViSession | The session handle that you obtain from niSync_init. The handle identifies a particular instrument session. |