niDCPower_GetExtCalLastDateAndTime

NI-DCPower Function Reference

niDCPower_GetExtCalLastDateAndTime

ViStatus niDCPower_GetExtCalLastDateAndTime (ViSession vi, ViInt32 *year, ViInt32 *month, ViInt32 *day, ViInt32 *hour, ViInt32 *minute);

Purpose

Returns the date and time of the last successful calibration. The time returned is 24-hour (military) local time; for example, if the device was calibrated at 2:30 PM, this function returns 14 for hours and 30 for minutes.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
vi ViSession Identifies a particular instrument calibration session. vi is obtained from the niDCPower_InitExtCal function.
Output
Name Type Description
year ViInt32* Returns the year the device was last calibrated.
month ViInt32* Returns the month in which the device was last calibrated.
day ViInt32* Returns the day on which the device was last calibrated.
hour ViInt32* Returns the hour (in 24-hour time) in which the device was last calibrated.
minute ViInt32* Returns the minute in which the device was last calibrated.

Return Value

Name Type Description
StatusViStatusReports the status of this operation. To obtain a text description of the status code, call the niDCPower_error_message function. To obtain additional information concerning the error condition, call the niDCPower_GetError function.