NIDCPOWER_ATTR_AUXILIARY_POWER_SOURCE_AVAILABLE

NI-DCPower Function Reference

NIDCPOWER_ATTR_AUXILIARY_POWER_SOURCE_AVAILABLE

Specific Attribute

Data
type
Access Applies to Coercion High-Level Functions
ViBoolean RO Device None None

Description

Indicates whether an auxiliary power source is connected to the device. A value of VI_FALSE may indicate the auxiliary input fuse has blown. Refer to the Detecting Internal/Auxiliary Power topic for more information about auxiliary power.

Note  This attribute does not necessarily indicate if the device is using the auxiliary power source to generate power. Use the NIDCPOWER_ATTR_POWER_SOURCE_IN_USE attribute to retrieve this information.