3156B User Manual
Racal Instrument © 2005
Programming Reference 5-53
NOTE
: Half-cycle delay time is programmed in units of
μ
s
(microsecond). For example, to program 1.37ms delay
time, enter the value as follows: 1370
Valid range: 0.5 to 21e6 (
μ
s)
Default: 0.5
waveform
ViInt16
Selects a standard waveform for the half cycle mode.
Valid range: 0 to 2
0 selects
sine
waveform
1 selects triangle waveform
2 selects square waveform
Default: 0
phase, or
dutyCycle
ViReal64
Selects the start phase if the waveform is sine or triangle,
or duty cycle, if the waveform is square.
Valid range: 0 to 359.95 (
°
) start phase for sine and
triangle waves
Default: 0
Valid range: 0 to 99.99 (%) duty cycle for square wave
Default: 50
Return Values
Displays the return status of the function call. If the function was successful, it will return a status of
VI_SUCCESS, otherwise it will return an error code. Passing the error code into the function
"ri3156B_error_message()" will return a string describing the error.
