niRFSA_ConfigureAcquisitionType

NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers

niRFSA_ConfigureAcquisitionType

ViStatus = niRFSA_ConfigureAcquisitionType( ViSession vi, ViInt32 acquisitionType);

Purpose

Configures whether the session acquires IQ data or computes a power spectrum over the specified frequency range.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
vi ViSession Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the niRFSA_init or the niRFSA_initWithOptions functions and identifies a particular instrument session.
acquisitionType ViInt32 Configures the type of acquisition.

IQ Configures the driver for IQ acquisitions.
Spectrum Configures the driver for spectrum acquisitions.

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 examine the status code from each call to an instrument driver function to determine if an error occurred.

To obtain a text description of the status code, call the niRFSA_error_message function. To obtain additional information about the error condition, call the niRFSA_GetError function. To clear the error information from the driver, call the niRFSA_ClearError function.

The general meaning of the status code is as follows:

Value
Meaning
0 Success
Positive Values Warnings
Negative Values Errors