niFgen_SendSoftwareEdgeTrigger

ViStatus niFgen_SendSoftwareEdgeTrigger (ViSession vi, viInt32 trigger, viConstString triggerID);

Purpose

Sends a software edge to the specified trigger.

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.
trigger	ViInt32	Specifies the type of trigger to send. Defined Values NIFGEN_VAL_START_TRIGGER Transitions the device from an Idle state to a Generation state where the device can respond to sample clocks. NIFGEN_VAL_SCRIPT_TRIGGER Allows you to create sophisticated generation operations that are determined by the generation script. Default Value: NIFGEN_VAL_START_TRIGGER
triggerID	ViConstString	Identifies the specific trigger to be used.

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