DAQmx Switch Device Properties

NI-DAQmx Properties

DAQmx Switch Device Properties

Use the DAQmx Switch Device properties to configure and query the capabilities of switch devices.

PropertyDescription
Active Device Specifies the switch device to which the subsequent properties apply. Details
Settling Time Specifies in seconds the amount of time to wait for the switch to settle (or debounce). NI-DAQmx adds this time to the settling time of the motherboard. Modify this property only if the switch does not settle within the settling time of the motherboard. Refer to device documentation for supported settling times. Details
Auto Connect Analog Bus Specifies if NI-DAQmx routes multiplexed channels to the analog bus backplane. Only the SCXI-1127 and SCXI-1128 support this property. Details
Power Down Latching Relays After Settling Specifies if DAQmx Switch Wait for Settling powers down latching relays after waiting for the device to settle. Details
Is Settled Indicates when SettlingTime expires. Details
Capability:Relay List Indicates a comma-delimited list of relay names. Details
Capability:Number of Relays Indicates the number of relays on the device. This value matches the number of relay names in RelayListDetails
Capability:Switch Channel List Indicates a comma-delimited list of channel names for the current topology of the device. Details
Capability:Number of Switch Channels Indicates the number of switch channels for the current topology of the device. This value matches the number of channel names in SwitchChanListDetails
Capability:Number of Rows Indicates the number of rows on a device in a matrix switch topology. Indicates the number of multiplexed channels on a device in a mux topology. Details
Capability:Number of Columns Indicates the number of columns on a device in a matrix switch topology. This value is always 1 if the device is in a mux topology. Details
Topology Indicates the current topology of the device. This value is one of the topology options in DAQmx Switch Set Topology and ResetDetails