niDMM_Initiate

ViStatus = niDMM_Initiate(ViSession Instrument_Handle)

Purpose

Initiates an acquisition. After you call this function, the DMM leaves the Idle state and enters the Wait-for-Trigger state. If trigger is set to Immediate mode, the DMM begins acquiring measurement data. Use niDMM_Fetch, niDMM_FetchMultiPoint, or niDMM_FetchWaveform to retrieve the measurement data.

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.

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.