niUSRP Get Time

Returns the time value of the onboard device timer.

Inputs/Outputs

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session handle

Instrument session.

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error in

Error conditions that occur before this node runs.

The node responds to this input according to standard error behavior.

Standard Error Behavior

Default value: No error

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when

When to get the timestamp from the onboard device timer.

Default value: now

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channel list

Channels to configure.

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session handle out

Reference to your instrument session to be passed to the next node.

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error out

Error information.

The node produces this output according to standard error behavior.

Standard Error Behavior

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USRP Timestamp

Timestamp in the format used by USRP.

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whole seconds

Integer number of seconds for the time associated with the first sample of the waveform, according to the onboard device timer.

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fractional seconds

Double-precision, floating-point value representing the remaining fraction of a second for the time associated with the first sample of the waveform, according to the onboard device timer.

Hardware Support

This node supports the following hardware:

  • USRP-2900/2901
  • USRP-2920/2921/2922
  • USRP-2930/2932
  • USRP-2940/2942/2943/2944/2945
  • USRP-2950/2952/2953/2954/2955