Agilent Technologies E1439, User Manual

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Agilent E1439 Programmer's Reference
Functions listed alphabetically
age1439_sync_direction
Selects front or rear panel availability of the sync signal. This description also includes the query
function:
age1439_sync_direction_get
VXI plug&play Syntax
#include "age1439".h
ViStatus age1439_sync_direction(ViSession id , ViInt16 syncDirection );
ViStatus age1439_sync_direction_get(ViSession id , ViPInt16 syncDirectionPtr );
Note
This command should be used only for specialized custom clock requirements. Most useful clock
setups can be supplied by
age1439_clock_setup .
Description
This function determines whether the front or rear panel sync signal is available to the other panel.
Parameters
id is the VXI instrument session pointer returned by the age1439_init function.
syncDirection AGE1439_SYNC_FRNT_TO_REAR specifies that front panel sync signal be available on the
VXI backplane (rear panel).
AGE1439_SYNC_REAR_TO_FRNT specifies that the VXI backplane sync signal be available
on the front panel SMB sync connectors.
syncDirectionPtr Returns a pointer to the current value of syncDirection .
Return Value
AGE1439_SUCCESS indicates that a function was successful.
Values other than AGE1439_SUCCESS indicate an error condition or other important status
condition. To determine the error message, pass the return value to “age1439_error_message” on
page 102 .
See Also
“Default values” on page 201 , “age1439_init” on page 132 , “age1439_sync_output” on page 180 ,
“age1439_sync_clock” on page 178 , “Using clock and sync” in chapter 3