pipx40_getMaskState

ViStatus pipx40_getMaskState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt32 subunitNumber, ViUInt32 channelNumber, ViPBoolean state);

Purpose

Obtains an individual channel's mask setting.

Parameters

Input
Name	Type	Description
instrumentHandle	ViSession	Instrument handle obtained by the pipx40_init call used to open the card.
subunitNumber	ViUInt32	The number of the sub-unit to access. Valid Values: 1 thru the number of output sub-units available on the chosen card
channelNumber	ViUInt32	The number of the individual output channel of the chosen sub-unit whose mask state is to be obtained. Valid Values: 1 thru the number of outputs available on the chosen sub-unit
Output
Name	Type	Description
state	ViBoolean (passed by reference)	Variable to receive the chosen channel's mask state. Values: VI_OFF = channel unmasked VI_ON = channel masked

Return Value

Name	Type	Description
status	ViStatus	A numeric code indicating the success or failure of the operation. VI_SUCCESS = Successful operation. Negative values are error codes and positive values are warnings. To get a description of an error, pass the error code to pipx40_error_message.

References

Specialised Switching
Pickering Interfaces PXI VISA
Alphabetical Function Index
Hierarchical Function Index