niFgen_WriteBinary16AnalogStaticValue

NI-FGEN C Function

niFgen_WriteBinary16AnalogStaticValue

ViStatus niFgen_WriteBinary16AnalogStaticValue  (ViSession vi, ViConstString channelName, ViInt16 value);

Purpose

Writes a 16-bit value to the DAC, which can be generated as a DC voltage. This function writes to the DAC only within an external calibration session.

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.
channelName ViConstString Specifies the channel name for which you want to write the value.

Default Value: "0"

value ViInt16 Specifies the value to write.

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