pipx40_setChannelState

ViStatus pipx40_setChannelState (ViSession instrumentHandle, ViUInt32 subunitNumber, ViUInt32 channelNumber, ViBoolean action);

Purpose

Sets the state of an individual output channel.

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 to be operated.
Valid Values:  1 thru the number of outputs available on the
chosen sub-unit

action ViBoolean

Determines the nature of the operation to be performed on the chosen output channel.
Valid Values:  0 or 1
0 = Open output or set logic '0'
1 = Close output or set logic '1'

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

Switching and GP Output
Pickering Interfaces PXI VISA
Alphabetical Function Index
Hierarchical Function Index