niFgen_ConfigureDigitalEdgeScriptTrigger

NI-FGEN C Function

niFgen_ConfigureDigitalEdgeScriptTrigger

ViStatus niFgen_ConfigureDigitalEdgeScriptTrigger (ViSession vi, ViConstString triggerID, ViConstString source, ViInt32 edge);

Purpose

Configures the specified Script trigger for digital edge triggering.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
vi ViSession Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the niFgen_init or the niFgen_InitWithOptions functions and identifies a particular instrument session.
triggerID ViConstString Specifies the Script trigger used for triggering.
source ViConstString Specifies which trigger source the signal generator uses.
edge ViInt32 Specifies the edge to detect.

Defined Values

NIFGEN_VAL_RISING_EDGEOccurs when the signal transitions from low level to high level.
NIFGEN_VAL_FALLING_EDGEOccurs when the signal transitions from high level to low level.

Default Value:

NIFGEN_VAL_RISING_EDGE

Return Value

Name Type Description
Status ViStatus Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. You can examine the status code from each call to an NI-FGEN function to determine if an error occurred. To obtain a text description of the status code, call the niFgen_error_message function. To obtain additional information about the error condition, call the niFgen_GetError function. To clear the error information from NI-FGEN, call the niFgen_ClearError function.

The general meaning of the status code is as follows:

Value Meaning
0 Success
Positive Values Warnings
Negative Values Errors