Creates and initializes a special NI-RFSA external calibration session. The instrument handle returned is an NI-RFSA session that you can use to configure the device using normal properties and VIs. However, NI-RFSA sets flags that allow you to program an external calibration procedure using the calibration properties and VIs.

Supported Devices: PXIe-5601/5603/5605/5606 (external digitizer mode), PXIe-5693/5694/5698, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841/5842


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Inputs/Outputs

  • civrn.png resource name —

    resource name specifies the resource name of the device to initialize.

    For NI-RFSA devices, the syntax is the device name specified in MAX. The typical default name for your device in MAX is PXI1Slot2. You can rename your devices by right-clicking the name in MAX, selecting Rename from the drop-down menu, and entering a new name. You can also pass in the name of an IVI logical name configured with the IVI Configuration utility. For additional information, refer to the Installed Products»IVI topic of the Measurement & Automation Explorer Help.

    Note Device names are not case-sensitive. However, IVI logical names are case-sensitive. If you use an IVI logical name, verify the name is identical to the name shown in the IVI Configuration Utility.
  • cstr.png password —

    password specifies the password for the calibration session. The initial password is factory configured to NI. password can be a maximum of ten alphanumeric characters.

  • cstr.png option string —

    option string sets the initial value of certain properties for the session.

    The format of this string is "PropertyName=Value", where PropertyName is the name of the property and Value is the value to which the property is set. To set multiple properties, separate their assignments with a comma.

    The following table lists the properties you can use with this parameter and their valid values.

    Property Use Valid Values Example
    Range Check Specify whether to validate property values and VI parameters. 0 (false), 1 (true) "RangeCheck=1"
    Query Instrument Status Query the device status after each operation. 0 (false), 1 (true) "QueryInstrumentStatus=1"
    Cache Cache the value of properties. 0 (false), 1 (true) "Cache=1"
    Driver Setup Specify an FPGA bitfile, enable soft front panel (SFP) session access, or specify a device. Refer to Driver Setup Options for more information about using the driver setup string, including valid values. "DriverSetup=SFPSessionAccess:1;LO:my5652"
    Simulate Simulate I/O operations using NI-RFSA. 0 (false), 1 (true) "Simulate=1"
    Note To simulate a device using the PXIe-5622 25 MHz digitizer, set the Digitizer field to 5622_25MHz_DDC and the Simulate field to 1. You can set the Digitizer field to 5622_25MHz_DDC only when using the PXIe-5665.
  • cerrcodeclst.png error in —

    error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.

  • iivrn.png instrument handle out —

    instrument handle out identifies your instrument session.

  • ierrcodeclst.png error out —

    error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality.