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Agilent 4155B/4156B VXIplug&play Driver User’s Guide, Edition 4
Driver Functions
hpe5250a_biasPort
hpe5250a_biasPort
This function will select which input port is the bias port on the specified card. For
each card, you can specify the same or different Bias Port. This function applies
only to the E5252A card.
Syntax
ViStatus _VI_FUNC hpe5250a_biasPort(ViSession vi, ViInt16 biasport_cardno,
ViInt16 bias_port);
Parameters
vi
Instrument handle returned from hpe5250a_init( ).
biasport_cardno
Card number. 1 (card 1), 2 (card 2), 3 (card 3), 4 (card 4), or 5
(all card) in the normal configuration mode, or 0 (all card in the
automatic configuration mode). For the configuration mode, see
hpe5250a_func.
bias_port
Input port number to be set to the bias port. 1 to 10 (input port 1
to input port 10).
hpe5250a_biasState
This function controls the bias mode for the specified card. When Bias Mode is ON,
the input Bias Port is connected to all bias enabled output ports that are not
connected to any other input ports. Bias disabled output ports are never connected to
the input Bias Port when Bias Mode is ON.
Syntax
ViStatus _VI_FUNC hpe5250a_biasState(ViSession vi, ViInt16 biasstate_cardno,
ViInt16 state);
Parameters
vi
Instrument handle returned from hpe5250a_init( ).
biasstate_cardno
Card number. 1 (card 1), 2 (card 2), 3 (card 3), 4 (card 4), or 5
(all card) in the normal configuration mode, or 0 (all card in the
automatic configuration mode). For the configuration mode, see
hpe5250a_func.
state
Bias mode. 0 (OFF) or 1 (ON).
