QUICK REFERENCE
NI-DMM Instrument Driver
Initialize and Close
ICON
TYPE
PARAMETER
VALUE TO SET, COMMENTS
1
ViRsrc
resourceName
For Traditional NI-DAQ devices, use
DAQ::
#
,
where
#
is the device number.
For NI-DAQmx devices, the device name is
assigned by Measurement & Automation
Explorer (MAX). Optionally, for all devices
you can use an IVI logical name.
ViBoolean
IDQuery
NIDMM_VAL_TRUE
NIDMM_VAL_FALSE
ViBoolean
resetDevice
NIDMM_VAL_TRUE
NIDMM_VAL_FALSE
ViSession*
vi
Reference to new session handle
ViRsrc
resourceName
For Traditional NI-DAQ devices, use
DAQ::
#
,
where
#
is the device number.
For NI-DAQmx devices, the device name is
assigned by Measurement & Automation
Explorer (MAX). Optionally, for all devices
you can use an IVI logical name.
ViBoolean
IDQuery
NIDMM_VAL_TRUE
NIDMM_VAL_FALSE
ViBoolean
resetDevice
NIDMM_VAL_TRUE
NIDMM_VAL_FALSE
ViString
Option String
Simulate = 0, RangeCheck = 1
QueryInstrStatus = 1, Cache = 1
ViSession*
vi
Reference to new session handle
niDMM Initialize with Options
(niDMM_InitWithOptions)
Creates a new session to the instrument and optionally sets the initial state of
session properties.
niDMM Initialize
2
(niDMM_init)
Creates a new session to the instrument.
™
1
In LabWindows™/CVI™, C, and C++, constant names such as NIDMM_VAL_TRUE and
NIDMM_VAL_AUTO_ZERO_ON refer to the use of #defines in your program. In LabVIEW, these constants
refer to Boolean or ring controls with corresponding entries. For example, NIDMM_VAL_AUTO_ZERO_ON
corresponds to the LabVIEW ring control entry Auto Zero On. Refer to LabVIEW Help (Show Help) for
more details.
2
Function name for LabWindows/CVI, C, C++, and Visual Basic.
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