National Instruments Instrument Driver NI-DMM - Manual (Page 8)

Low-Level Acquisition (continued)
ICON TYPE PARAMETER VALUE TO SET, COMMENTS
ViSession vi Session handle
ViInt32 Maximum Time Milliseconds
ViInt32 Number to Fetch Default = 1
ViReal64[ ]* Waveform Data Output
ViInt32* Actual Number Output
ViSession vi Session handle
ViInt32* Backlog Output
ViInt16* Acquisition State Output
ViSession vi Session handle
Utility
ICON TYPE PARAMETER VALUE TO SET, COMMENTS
ViSession vi Session handle
ViSession vi Session handle
ViInt16* Self Test Result Output
ViChar [ ] Self Test Message Output
ViSession vi Session handle
ViChar [ ] Instrument Driver Output
Revision
ViChar [ ] Firmware Revision Output
niDMM Revision Query
(niDMM_revision_query)
Returns the revision numbers of the instrument driver and instrument firmware.
niDMM Self Test
(niDMM_self_test)
Performs a self-test on the DMM to ensure that the DMM is functioning properly.
niDMM Reset
(niDMM_reset)
Resets the instrument to a known state and sends initialization commands to the
instrument.
niDMM Abort
(niDMM_Abort)
Aborts a previously initiated measurement and returns the DMM to the Idle state.
niDMM Read Status
(niDMM_ReadStatus)
Returns measurement backlog and acquisition status on the NI 4060 and
NI 4070/4071/4072.
niDMM Fetch Waveform
(niDMM_FetchWaveform)
Acquires an array of data from a waveform on the NI 4070/4071/4072.
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