3156B User Manual
Programming Reference 5-152
Racal Instrument © 2005
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.
Ri3156b_set(query)_burst_mode_cycles
Description
This function sets the number of cycles when the Burst Mode is on. Use the ri3156B_set_carrier_run_mode()
function to select the Burst Mode.
Channel Dependency: Independent
C Syntax
ViStatus ri3156b_set_burst_mode_cycles (ViSession instrHandle, ViInt32 number_ofCycles)
ViStatus ri3156b_query_burst_mode_cycles (ViSession instrHandle, ViInt32 * number_ofCycles)
Parameters
Name
Variable
Type
Description
instrHandle
ViSession
The Instrument Handle is used to identify the unique
session or communication channel between the driver
and the instrument. If more than one instrument of the
model type is used, this will be used to differentiate
between them. Note that the initialize function may be
used to associate multiple instrument handles with a
single instrument.
number_
ofCycles
ViInt32
Select the number of cycles to be output per burst.
Valid range: 1 to 1000000
Default: 1
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.