niDMM_ConfigureTransducerType

NI-DMM C/CVI/VB

niDMM_ConfigureTransducerType

ViStatus = niDMM_ConfigureTransducerType (ViSession Instrument_Handle, ViInt32 Transducer_Type)

Purpose

Configures the transducer type.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
Instrument_Handle ViSession Identifies a particular instrument session. You obtain the Instrument_Handle parameter from niDMM_init or niDMM_InitWithOptions. The default is None.
Transducer_Type ViInt32 Specifies the type of device used to measure the temperature. NI-DMM uses this value to set the Transducer Type property. The default is NIDMM_VAL_THERMOCOUPLE.

NIDMM_VAL_2_WIRE_RTD 2-wire RTD
NIDMM_VAL_4_WIRE_RTD 4-wire RTD
NIDMM_VAL_THERMISTOR Thermistor
NIDMM_VAL_THERMOCOUPLE Thermocouple

Return Value

Name Type Description
Status ViStatus Reports the Status of this operation. To obtain a text description of the status code, call niDMM_error_message. To obtain additional information concerning the error condition, use niDMM_GetError.