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202 EX10xxA/RX1032/EX1044 Function Calls
vtex10xxA_init
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UNCTION
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ROTOTYPE
ViStatus vtex10xxA_init(ViRsrc resourceName , ViBoolean IDQuery , ViBoolean resetDevice ,ViPSession vi );
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UNCTION
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ARAMETERS
resourceName = the VISA resource string. It has the form of “TCPIP::<W.X.Y.Z>::INSTR”, where W.X.Y.Z
represents the IP address to which to connect.
IDQuery = a Boolean value indicating whether to perform confirmation that the connected instrument is an
EX10xxA.
resetDevice = a Boolean value indicating whether to reset the instrument upon connecting.
vi = the session handle (ID), unique to each connection instance.
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ATA
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TEM
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ESET
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ALUE
Not applicable to this function.
D
ESCRIPTION
This function opens an instrument programming session. This function must be successfully performed in order to
communicate with the EX10xxA. Sessions to multiple instruments can be opened within the same application, each
uniquely identified by their session handle.
E
XAMPLE
#include <vtex10xxA.h>
#define INSTR_RESRC_STR
“TCPIP::192.168.0.127::INSTR”
ViSession vi;
// open a session to EX10xxA at IP address 192.168.0.127
vtex10xxA_init(INSTR_RESRC_STR, 1, 1, &vi);