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. |