niTuner_sendSoftwareTrigger

Function Prototype

niTuner_sendSoftwareTrigger (int taskID);

Purpose

This function sends a software trigger to the PXI-5600 downconverter. The software trigger asserts the scan advance signal to the PXI-5600 downconverter, causing it to begin settling to the next frequency in the scan list.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
taskID	int	The Task ID obtained from niTuner_init that identifies the session of a particular instrument

Return Value

Returns the status of the function. To see an explanation of common error and warning codes, see Error and Status Codes. To see a text explanation of the status code, call niTuner_errorHandler.