niHSDIO_InitExtCal

NI Digital Waveform Generator/Analyzer

niHSDIO_InitExtCal

Specific Function

C Function Prototype

ViStatus niHSDIO_InitExtCal (ViRsrc resourceName, ViConstString password, ViSession* vi);

Purpose

Creates and initializes a special NI-HSDIO external calibration session. The ViSession returned is an NI-HSDIO session that can be used during the calibration session.

Multiple calls to this function return the same session ID. Calibration sessions are mutually exclusive with acquisition and generation sessions.

Parameters

Name Type Description
resourceName ViRsrc Specifies the device name, for example "Dev1" where "Dev1" is a device name assigned by Measurement & Automation Explorer.

Default Value: "PXI1Slot3"
password ViConstString The calibration password required to open an external calibration session to the device.

Default Value: ""
vi ViSession Returns a session handle that you use to identify the instrument in all subsequent NI-HSDIO function calls.

Return Value