niDMM Config Measurement

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niDMM Config Measurement

Specifies the measurement resolution in digits or in absolute units. This VI is polymorphic. To change the selected instance of this polymorphic VI, right-click the VI and choose Select Type followed by Resolution in Digits or Absolute Resolution.

Use the pull-down menu to select an instance of this VI.

niDMM Configure Measurement Digits

Configures the common properties of the measurement.

These properties include Function, Range, and Digits Resolution.

Supported Devices: NI 4050, NI 4060, NI 4065, NI 4070, NI 4071, NI 4072

niDMM Configure Measurement Digits

instrument handle identifies a particular instrument session.

You obtain the instrument handle parameter from niDMM Initialize or niDMM Initialize With Options. The default is None.

Function specifies the measurement function used to acquire the measurement. NI-DMM sets the Function property to this value.

Resolution in Digits specifies the resolution of the measurement in digits. This parameter is ignored when Range is set to AUTO RANGE ON (-1.0) or AUTO RANGE ONCE (-3.0). The default is 5.5 Digits

NI-DMM sets the Digits Resolution property to this value.

Note NI-DMM ignores this parameter for capacitance and inductance measurements on the NI 4072. To achieve better resolution for such measurements, use the Number of LC Measurements to Average property.

Range specifies the range for the measurement. Sets the range for the function specified in the Function control. Range values are coerced up to the closest input range.

Refer to the Device Overview in the Digital Multimeters Help for a list of valid ranges. NI-DMM sets the Range property to this value. The default is 0.02 V.

Note The NI 4050, NI 4060, and NI 4065 only support Auto Range when the trigger and sample trigger are set to IMMEDIATE.

AUTO RANGE ON	(-1.0)	NI-DMM performs an Auto Range before acquiring the measurement.
AUTO RANGE OFF	(-2.0)	NI-DMM sets the Range to the current Auto Range Value and uses this range for all subsequent measurements until the measurement configuration is changed.
AUTO RANGE ONCE	(-3.0)	NI-DMM performs an Auto Range before acquiring the next measurement. The Auto Range Value is stored and used for all subsequent measurements until the measurement configuration is changed.

error in (no error) describes error conditions that occur before this VI runs. If an error occurred before this VI runs, the VI passes the error in value to error out. This VI runs normally only if no error occurs before this VI runs. If an error occurs while this VI runs, it continues and sets its own error status in error out. Use niDMM Error Message to display the description of the error code. Use error in and error out to check errors and to specify execution order by wiring error out from one node to error in of the next node.

	status is TRUE (X) if an error occurred before this VI ran or FALSE (checkmark) to indicate a warning or that no error occurred before this VI ran. The default is FALSE.
	code is the error or warning code. The default is 0. If status is TRUE, code is a negative error code. If status is FALSE, code is 0 or a warning code.
	source describes the origin of the error or warning and is, in most cases, the name of the VI that produced the error or warning. The default is an empty string.

instrument handle out returns a handle that you use to identify the instrument in all subsequent instrument driver VI calls.

error out contains error information. If error in indicates that an error occurred before this VI ran, error out contains the same error information. Otherwise, it describes the error status that this VI produces. Right-click the error out indicator on the front panel and select Explain Error from the shortcut menu for more information about the error.

	status is TRUE (X) if an error occurred or FALSE (checkmark) to indicate a warning or that no error occurred.
	code is the error or warning code. The default is 0. If status is TRUE, code is a negative error code. If status is FALSE, code is 0 or a warning code.
	source describes the origin of the error or warning and is, in most cases, the name of the VI that produced the error or warning. The default is an empty string.

niDMM Configure Measurement Absolute

Configures the common properties of the measurement. These properties include Function, Range, and Absolute Resolution.