Configures the reference level, which represents the maximum expected power of an RF input signal.

Syntax

int32 __stdcall RFmxPulse_CfgReferenceLevel(niRFmxInstrHandle instrumentHandle, char selectorString[], float64 referenceLevel)

Parameters

NameDirectionTypeDescription
instrumentHandle[in]niRFmxInstrHandle

This parameter specifies the RFmx session refnum. Instrument Handle In is obtained from the RFmxInstr_Initialize function.

selectorString[in]char

This parameter specifies a Selector String comprising of the signal name. If you do not specify the signal name, the default signal instance is used. The default value is "" (empty string).
Example:
""
"signal::sig1"

referenceLevel[in]float64

This parameter specifies the reference level which represents the maximum expected power of an RF input signal. This value is configured in dBm for RF devices and as Vpk-pk for baseband devices. The default of this attribute is hardware dependent.

Returns

Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. Examine the status code from each call to an RFmx function to determine if an error has occurred.

To obtain a text description of the status code and additional information about the error condition, call the RFmxPulse_GetError function.

The general meaning of the status code is as follows:

Value

Meaning

0

Success

Positive Values

Warnings

Negative Values

Errors