Usage Property

NI-DAQmx Properties

Usage Property

Short Name: Usage

Property of DAQmx Switch Channel

Specifies how you can use the channel. Using this property acts as a safety mechanism to prevent you from connecting two source channels, for example.

Source (10439) You can use the channel only as an input for a signal.
Load (10440) You can use the channel only as the output for a signal passing through the switch.
Reserved for Routing (10441) You can use the channel only to complete routes within a switch.

Remarks

The following table lists the characteristics of this property.

Permissionsread/write
Resettableno
Settable while task is runningdevice-specific
Available in Run-Time Engineyes