rfmxbt_Initialize

RFmxBT_Initialize

int32 __stdcall RFmxBT_Initialize (char resourceName[], char optionString[], niRFmxInstrHandle *handleOut, int32 *isNewSession);

Purpose

Creates an RFmx session to the device you specify through the resourceName parameter, and returns a handleOut that identifies this device in all subsequent RFmx functions.

This function is a wrapper over the NI-RFmx Instruments API, and calls the RFmxInstr_Initialize function.

Enabling the SFP (Soft Front Panel) debug has a performance impact. For best performance, NI recommends disabling SFP debug. SFP debug can be enabled/disabled from either the RF Signal Analyzer panel in InstrumentStudio, the RFSA Soft Front Panel, or the RFmx Debug Configuration Utility.

Parameters

Input
Name	Type	Description
resourceName	char[]	Specifies the resource name of the device to initialize. The following table shows examples of how to specify the resource name. Example # Device Type Syntax 1 myRFmxDevice NI-RFmx device, device name is "myRFmxDevice" 2 myLogicalName IVI logical name or virtual instrument, name is "myLogicalName" For NI-DAQmx devices, the syntax is the device name specified in MAX, as shown in Example 1. Typical default names for NI-DAQmx devices in MAX are Dev1 or PXI1Slot2. You can rename an NI-DAQmx device by right-clicking the name in MAX, selecting Rename from the pull-down menu, and entering a new name. You can also pass the name of an IVI logical name configured with the IVI Configuration utility. For additional information about IVI, refer to the IVI section of the Measurement & Automation Explorer Help.
optionString	char[]	Sets the initial value of certain attributes for the session. The following attributes are used in this parameter: RFmxSetup Simulate AnalysisOnly For more information about attributes used in this parameter, refer to the NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers Help. The format of this string is "AttributeName=Value", where AttributeName is the name of the attribute and Value is the value to which the attribute is set. For example, you can simulate an NI 5663E using either of the following strings: "Simulate=1, RFmxSetup=Model:5663E" "Simulate=1, RFmxSetup=Model:5601; Digitizer:5622; LO:5652; LOBoardType:PXIe" To set multiple attributes, separate their assignments with a comma. To use FPGA extensions, specify the custom LabVIEW FPGA bitfile to use with the bitfile specifier within the RFmxSetup string. For example, "RFmxSetup=bitfile:yourbitfile.lvbitx" specifies that RFmx uses yourbitfile.lvbitx as the LabVIEW FPGA bitfile for the session. To use AnalysisOnly mode, specify the string as "AnalysisOnly=1". In this mode, user is responsible for waveform acquisition and NI-RFmx driver will perform analysis on user specified IQ waveform or Spectrum. Use personality specific Analyze functions to perform measurements. Note To simulate a device using the NI 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 NI 5665.
isNewSession	int32*	Returns RFMXBT_VAL_TRUE if the function created a new session, or RFMXBT_VAL_FALSE if the function returned a reference to an existing session.
Output
Name	Type	Description
handleOut	niRFmxInstrHandle*	Identifies your instrument session.

Return Value