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NI 446X Calibration Procedure
Password and User Information
For password-protected operations on most NI 446
X
devices, the default
password is
NI
. On certain devices, however, the default password is
NI\0
.
The password is stored in the device EEPROM. You can change the
password using the following NI-DAQmx function.
Note
Depending on which programming language you use, you can write the
\
character
into a string several different ways. Refer to the standard of that language for information
about how to write the
\
character into a string.
You can write user-defined information into or read from the EEPROM
using the following NI-DAQmx functions.
NI-DAQmx Function Call
LabVIEW Block Diagram
Call
DAQmxChangeExtCalPassword
with the following parameters:
Device Name
:
dev1
Password
:
NI
or
NI\0
New Password
:
myNewPassword
(maximum four characters)
NI-DAQmx Function Call
Call
DAQmxSetCalUserDefinedInfo
with the following parameters:
deviceName
:
dev1
data
:
anyUserData
Call
DAQmxGetCalUserDefinedInfoMaxSize
with the following parameters:
deviceName
:
dev1
data
:
uInt32PointerReturnValue