RFSA C Reference

niRFSA_ChangeExtCalPassword

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niRFSA_ChangeExtCalPassword

ViStatus niRFSA_ChangeExtCalPassword(ViSession vi, ViConstString oldPassword, ViConstString newPassword);

Purpose

Changes the password that is required to initialize an external calibration session.

Supported Devices: PXIe-5601/5603/5605/5606, PXIe-5693/5694/5698, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841/5842/5860

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
vi ViSession Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the niRFSA_init or niRFSA_InitWithOptions function and identifies a particular instrument session.
ViConstString oldPassword Specifies the old (current) external calibration password.
ViConstString newPassword Specifies the new (desired) external calibration password.

The maximum length of the password varies by device.

Return Value

Name Type Description
status ViStatus 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 NI-RFSA 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 niRFSA_GetError function. To clear the error information from NI-RFSA, call the niRFSA_ClearError function.

The general meaning of the status code is as follows:

Value Meaning
0 Success
Positive Values Warnings
Negative Values Errors

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