niFgen_initializeCalADCCalibration

NI-FGEN C Function

niFgen_InitializeCalADCCalibration

ViStatus niFgen_InitializeCalADCCalibration (ViSession vi);

Purpose

Initializes an external calibration session for ADC calibration. For the NI 5421/5422/5441, calibration ADC calibration involves characterizing the gain and offset of the onboard calibration ADC.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
vi ViSession Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the niFgen_InitExtCal function and identifies a particular instrument session.

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