NI RFSA Acquisition Functions
- IQ Acquisition
- Spectrum Acquisition
ViStatus niRFSA_Initiate(ViSession vi);
Commits settings to hardware, waits for hardware settling, and starts an acquisition. You can use this function in conjunction with one of the niRFSA fetch I/Q functions to retrieve acquired I/Q data, or you can use the [niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64.html')) function to both initiate the acquisition and retrieve I/Q data at one time.
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Note If you are using external digitizer mode, this function commits settings and waits for settling, but it does not start an acquisition. Notice that using the [niRFSA_Commit](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_Commit.html')) function on its own commits settings to hardware, but the device does not wait for hardware settling. |
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| Supported Devices: PXI-5600, PXIe-5601/5603/5605/5606 (external digitizer mode), PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5667/5668, PXIe-5693/5694/5698, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841 |
Related Topics
None (Trigger Type)
RF List Mode
[NI RF Vector Signal Analyzer State Diagram](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'PXIe-5668.chm', 'hardware-state-diagram.html'))
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| Name | Type | Description |
| vi | ViSession | Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the [niRFSA_init](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_init.html')) or [niRFSA_InitWithOptions](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_initWithOptions.html')) function. |
| Name | Type | Description |
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| status | ViStatus | Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. Examine the status code from each call to an NI-RFSA function to determine if an error has occurred. To obtain a text description of the status code and additional information about the error condition, call the [niRFSA_GetError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_GetError.html')) function. To clear the error information from NI-RFSA, call the [niRFSA_ClearError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ClearError.html')) function. The general meaning of the status code is as follows: |
| Value | Meaning |
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| 0 | Success |
| Positive Values | Warnings |
| Negative Values | Errors |
| :- | :- | :- |
ViStatus niRFSA_FetchIQSingleRecordComplexI16(ViSession vi, ViConstString channelList, ViInt64 recordNumber, ViInt64 numberOfSamples, ViReal64 timeout, NIComplexI16 data[], niRFSA_wfmInfo* wfmInfo);
Fetches binary I/Q data from a single record in an acquisition. The fetch transfers acquired waveform data from device memory to computer memory. The data was acquired to onboard memory previously by the hardware after the acquisition was initiated.
This function is not necessary if you use the [niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64.html')) function because the niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64 function performs the fetch as part of the function.
Supported Devices: PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5667/5668, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841
Related Topics
None (Trigger Type)
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| Name | Type | Description |
| vi | ViSession | Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the [niRFSA_init](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_init.html')) or [niRFSA_InitWithOptions](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_initWithOptions.html')) function. |
| channelList | ViConstString | Identifies which channels to apply settings. Specify an empty string as the value of this parameter. |
| recordNumber | ViInt64 | Specifies the record to retrieve. Record numbers are zero-based. |
| numberOfSamples | ViInt64 | Specifies the number of samples to fetch. The value must specify the array size of the data parameter. |
| timeout | ViReal64 |
PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5665/5667—Specifies the time, in seconds, allotted for the function to complete before returning a timeout error. PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXIe-5668, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841—Specifies the time, in seconds, allotted to receive the reference trigger. |
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Note For all supported devices, a value of –1 specifies the function waits until all data is available. A value of 0 specifies the function immediately returns available data. |
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| :- | :- | :- | |Output||| |Name|Type|Description| |data|NIComplexI16[]|Returns the acquired waveform. Allocate an NIComplexI16 array at least as large as numberOfSamples.| |wfmInfo|niRFSA_wfmInfo*|
Contains the absolute and relative timestamps for the operation, the time interval (dt), and the actual number of samples read.
The following list provides more information about each of these properties:
- absolute timestamp—Returns the timestamp, in seconds, of the first fetched sample that is comparable between records and acquisitions.
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Note The value of the absolute timestamp returned is always 0 for the PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXIe-5668, and PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841. |
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| - relative timestamp—Returns a timestamp that corresponds to the difference, in seconds, between the first sample returned and the Reference Trigger location. The timestamp is zero if the Reference Trigger has not occurred. |
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Note The value of the relative timestamp returned is always 0 for the PXIe-5644/5645/5646. |
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- dt—Returns the time interval between data points in the acquired signal. The I/Q data sample rate is the reciprocal of this value. - actual samples read—Returns an integer representing the number of samples in the waveform. - offset—Returns the offset to scale data, (b), in mx + b form. - gain—Returns the gain to scale data, (m), in mx + b form. |
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| status | ViStatus | Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. Examine the status code from each call to an NI-RFSA function to determine if an error has occurred. To obtain a text description of the status code and additional information about the error condition, call the [niRFSA_GetError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_GetError.html')) function. To clear the error information from NI-RFSA, call the [niRFSA_ClearError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ClearError.html')) function. The general meaning of the status code is as follows: |
| Value | Meaning |
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| 0 | Success |
| Positive Values | Warnings |
| Negative Values | Errors |
| :- | :- | :- |
ViStatus niRFSA_FetchIQSingleRecordComplexF64(ViSession vi, ViConstString channelList, ViInt64 recordNumber, ViInt64 numberOfSamples, ViReal64 timeout, NIComplexNumber* data, niRFSA_wfmInfo* wfmInfo);
Fetches I/Q data from a single record in an acquisition. The fetch transfers acquired waveform data from device memory to computer memory. The data was acquired to onboard memory previously by the hardware after the acquisition was initiated.
This function is not necessary if you use the [niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64.html')) function because the niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64 function performs the fetch as part of the function.
Supported Devices: PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5667/5668, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841
Related Topics
None (Trigger Type)
| Input | ||
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| Name | Type | Description |
| vi | ViSession | Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the [niRFSA_init](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_init.html')) or [niRFSA_InitWithOptions](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_initWithOptions.html')) function. |
| channelList | ViConstString | Identifies which channels to apply settings. Specify an empty string as the value of this parameter. |
| recordNumber | ViInt64 | Specifies the record to retrieve. Record numbers are zero-based. |
| numberOfSamples | ViInt64 | Specifies the number of samples to fetch. The value must specify the array size of the data parameter. |
| timeout | ViReal64 |
PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5665/5667—Specifies the time, in seconds, allotted for the function to complete before returning a timeout error. PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXIe-5668, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841—Specifies the time, in seconds, allotted to receive the reference trigger. |
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Note For all supported devices, a value of –1 specifies the function waits until all data is available. A value of 0 specifies the function immediately returns available data. |
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| :- | :- | :- | |Output||| |Name|Type|Description| |data|NIComplexNumber*|Returns the acquired waveform. Allocate an NIComplexNumber array at least as large as numberOfSamples.| |wfmInfo|niRFSA_wfmInfo*|
Contains the absolute and relative timestamps for the operation, the time interval (dt), and the actual number of samples read.
The following list provides more information about each of these properties:
- absolute timestamp—Returns the timestamp, in seconds, of the first fetched sample that is comparable between records and acquisitions.
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Note The value of the absolute timestamp returned is always 0 for the PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXIe-5668, and PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841. |
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| - relative timestamp—Returns a timestamp that corresponds to the difference, in seconds, between the first sample returned and the Reference Trigger location. The timestamp is zero if the Reference Trigger has not occurred. |
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Note The value of the relative timestamp returned is always 0 for the PXIe-5644/5645/5646. |
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- dt—Returns the time interval between data points in the acquired signal. The I/Q data sample rate is the reciprocal of this value. - actual samples read—Returns an integer representing the number of samples in the waveform. - offset—Returns the offset to scale data, (b), in mx + b form. - gain—Returns the gain to scale data, (m), in mx + b form. |
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| status | ViStatus | Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. Examine the status code from each call to an NI-RFSA function to determine if an error has occurred. To obtain a text description of the status code and additional information about the error condition, call the [niRFSA_GetError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_GetError.html')) function. To clear the error information from NI-RFSA, call the [niRFSA_ClearError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ClearError.html')) function. The general meaning of the status code is as follows: |
| Value | Meaning |
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| 0 | Success |
| Positive Values | Warnings |
| Negative Values | Errors |
| :- | :- | :- |
ViStatus niRFSA_FetchIQSingleRecordComplexF32(ViSession vi, ViConstString channelList, ViInt64 recordNumber, ViInt64 numberOfSamples, ViReal64 timeout, NIComplexNumber* data, niRFSA_wfmInfo* wfmInfo);
Fetches I/Q data from a single record in an acquisition. The fetch transfers acquired waveform data from device memory to computer memory. The data was acquired to onboard memory previously by the hardware after the acquisition was initiated.
This function is not necessary if you use the [niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64.html')) function because the niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64 function performs the fetch as part of the function.
Supported Devices: PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5667/5668, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841
Related Topics
None (Trigger Type)
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| Name | Type | Description |
| vi | ViSession | Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the [niRFSA_init](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_init.html')) or [niRFSA_InitWithOptions](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_initWithOptions.html')) function. |
| channelList | ViConstString | Identifies which channels to apply settings. Specify an empty string as the value of this parameter. |
| recordNumber | ViInt64 | Specifies the record to retrieve. Record numbers are zero-based. |
| numberOfSamples | ViInt64 | Specifies the number of samples to fetch. The value must specify the array size of the data parameter. |
| timeout | ViReal64 |
PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5665/5667—Specifies the time, in seconds, allotted for the function to complete before returning a timeout error. PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXIe-5668, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841—Specifies the time, in seconds, allotted to receive the reference trigger. |
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Note For all supported devices, a value of –1 specifies the function waits until all data is available. A value of 0 specifies the function immediately returns available data. |
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| :- | :- | :- | |Output||| |Name|Type|Description| |data|NIComplexNumberF32*|Returns the acquired waveform. Allocate an NIComplexNumberF32 array at least as large as numberOfSamples.| |wfmInfo|niRFSA_wfmInfo*|
Contains the absolute and relative timestamps for the operation, the time interval (dt), and the actual number of samples read.
The following list provides more information about each of these properties:
- absolute timestamp—Returns the timestamp, in seconds, of the first fetched sample that is comparable between records and acquisitions.
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Note The value of the absolute timestamp returned is always 0 for the PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXIe-5668, and PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841. |
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| - relative timestamp—Returns a timestamp that corresponds to the difference, in seconds, between the first sample returned and the Reference Trigger location. The timestamp is zero if the Reference Trigger has not occurred. |
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Note The value of the relative timestamp returned is always 0 for the PXIe-5644/5645/5646. |
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- dt—Returns the time interval between data points in the acquired signal. The I/Q data sample rate is the reciprocal of this value. - actual samples read—Returns an integer representing the number of samples in the waveform. - offset—Returns the offset to scale data, (b), in mx + b form. - gain—Returns the gain to scale data, (m), in mx + b form. |
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| status | ViStatus | Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. Examine the status code from each call to an NI-RFSA function to determine if an error has occurred. To obtain a text description of the status code and additional information about the error condition, call the [niRFSA_GetError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_GetError.html')) function. To clear the error information from NI-RFSA, call the [niRFSA_ClearError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ClearError.html')) function. The general meaning of the status code is as follows: |
| Value | Meaning |
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| 0 | Success |
| Positive Values | Warnings |
| Negative Values | Errors |
| :- | :- | :- |
ViStatus niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64( ViSession vi, ViConstString channelList, ViReal64 timeout, NIComplexNumber* data, ViInt64 dataArraySize, niRFSA_wfmInfo* wfmInfo);
Initiates an acquisition and fetches a single I/Q data record. Do not use this function if you have configured the device to continuously acquire data samples or to acquire multiple records.
Supported Devices: PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5667/5668, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841
Related Topics
None (Trigger Type)
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| Name | Type | Description |
| vi | ViSession | Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the [niRFSA_init](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_init.html')) or [niRFSA_InitWithOptions](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_initWithOptions.html')) function. |
| channelList | ViConstString | Identifies which channels to apply settings. Specify an empty string as the value of this parameter. |
| timeout | ViReal64 | Specifies in seconds the time allotted for the function to complete before returning a timeout error. A value of –1 specifies the function waits until all data is available. |
| dataArraySize | ViInt64 | Specifies the size of the array for the data parameter. The array needs to be at least as large as the number of samples configured in the [niRFSA_ConfigureNumberOfSamples](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ConfigureNumberOfSamples.html')) function. |
| Output | ||
| Name | Type | Description |
| data | NIComplexNumber* | Returns the acquired waveform. Allocate an NIComplexNumber array at least as large as the number of samples configured in the [niRFSA_ConfigureNumberOfSamples](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ConfigureNumberOfSamples.html')) function. |
| wfmInfo | niRFSA_wfmInfo* |
Contains the absolute and relative timestamps for the operation, the time interval (dt), and the actual number of samples read. - absolute timestamp—Returns the timestamp, in seconds, of the first fetched sample that is comparable between records and acquisitions. |
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Note The value of the absolute timestamp returned is always 0 for the PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXIe-5668, and PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841. |
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| - relative timestamp—Returns a timestamp that corresponds to the difference, in seconds, between the first sample returned and the Reference Trigger location. The timestamp is zero if the Reference Trigger has not occurred. |
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Note The value of the relative timestamp returned is always 0 for the PXIe-5644/5645/5646. |
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- dt—Returns the time interval between data points in the acquired signal. The I/Q data sample rate is the reciprocal of this value. - actual samples read—Returns an integer representing the number of samples in the waveform. - offset—Returns the offset to scale data, (b), in mx + b form. - gain—Returns the gain to scale data, (m), in mx + b form. |
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| Name | Type | Description |
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| status | ViStatus | Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. Examine the status code from each call to an NI-RFSA function to determine if an error has occurred. To obtain a text description of the status code and additional information about the error condition, call the [niRFSA_GetError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_GetError.html')) function. To clear the error information from NI-RFSA, call the [niRFSA_ClearError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ClearError.html')) function. The general meaning of the status code is as follows: |
| Value | Meaning |
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| 0 | Success |
| Positive Values | Warnings |
| Negative Values | Errors |
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ViStatus niRFSA_FetchIQMultiRecordComplexI16(ViSession vi, ViConstString channelList, ViInt64 startingRecord, ViInt64 numberOfRecords, ViInt64 numberOfSamples, ViReal64 timeout, NIComplexI16 data[], niRFSA_wfmInfo* wfmInfo);
Fetches binary I/Q data from multiple records in an acquisition. Fetching transfers acquired waveform data from device memory to computer memory. The data was acquired to onboard memory previously by the hardware after the acquisition was initiated.
This function is not necessary if you use the [niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64.html')) function because the niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64 function performs the fetch as part of the function.
Supported Devices: PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5667/5668, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841
Related Topics
None (Trigger Type)
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| Name | Type | Description |
| vi | ViSession | Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the [niRFSA_init](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_init.html')) or [niRFSA_InitWithOptions](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_initWithOptions.html')) function. |
| channelList | ViConstString | Identifies which channels to apply settings. Specify an empty string as the value of this parameter. |
| startingRecord | ViInt64 | Specifies the first record to retrieve. Record numbers are zero-based. The default value is 0. |
| numberOfRecords | ViInt64 | Specifies the number of records to fetch. |
| numberofSamples | ViInt64 | Specifies the number of samples per record. |
| timeout | ViReal64 |
PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5665/5667—Specifies the time, in seconds, allotted for the function to complete before returning a timeout error. PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXIe-5668, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841—Specifies the time, in seconds, allotted to receive the reference trigger. |
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Note For all supported devices, a value of –1 specifies the function waits until all data is available. A value of 0 specifies the function immediately returns available data. |
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| :- | :- | :- | |Output||| |Name|Type|Description| |data|NIComplexI16[]|Returns the acquired waveform for each record fetched. The waveforms are written sequentially in the array. Allocate an array at least as large as numberOfSamples times numberOfRecords for this parameter.| |wfmInfo|niRFSA_wfmInfo*|
Contains the absolute and relative timestamps for the operation, the time interval (dt), and the actual number of samples read. Each element of this array corresponds to a record.
The following list provides more information about each of these properties:
- absolute timestamp—Returns the timestamp, in seconds, of the first fetched sample that is comparable between records and acquisitions.
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Note The value of the absolute timestamp returned is always 0 for the PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXIe-5668, and PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841. |
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| - relative timestamp—Returns a timestamp that corresponds to the difference, in seconds, between the first sample returned and the Reference Trigger location. The timestamp is zero if the Reference Trigger has not occurred. |
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Note The value of the relative timestamp returned is always 0 for the PXIe-5644/5645/5646. |
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- dt—Returns the time interval between data points in the acquired signal. The I/Q data sample rate is the reciprocal of this value. - actual samples read—Returns an integer representing the number of samples in the waveform. |
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Note The actual number of samples for each record can vary if the NIRFSA_ATTR_NUMBER_OF_SAMPLES attribute changes per step during RF list mode. |
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- offset—Returns the offset to scale data, (b), in mx + b form. - gain—Returns the gain to scale data, (m), in mx + b form. |
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| status | ViStatus | Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. Examine the status code from each call to an NI-RFSA function to determine if an error has occurred. To obtain a text description of the status code and additional information about the error condition, call the [niRFSA_GetError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_GetError.html')) function. To clear the error information from NI-RFSA, call the [niRFSA_ClearError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ClearError.html')) function. The general meaning of the status code is as follows: |
| Value | Meaning |
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| 0 | Success |
| Positive Values | Warnings |
| Negative Values | Errors |
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ViStatus niRFSA_FetchIQMultiRecordComplexF64(ViSession vi, ViConstString channelList, ViInt64 startingRecord, ViInt64 numberOfRecords, ViInt64 numberOfSamples, ViReal64 timeout, NIComplexNumber* data, niRFSA_wfmInfo* wfmInfo);
Fetches I/Q data from multiple records in an acquisition. A fetch transfers acquired waveform data from device memory to computer memory. The data was acquired to onboard memory previously by the hardware after the acquisition was initiated.
This function is not necessary if you use the [niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64.html')) function because the niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64 function performs the fetch as part of the function.
Supported Devices: PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5667/5668, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841
Related Topics
None (Trigger Type)
| Input | ||
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| Name | Type | Description |
| vi | ViSession | Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the [niRFSA_init](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_init.html')) or [niRFSA_InitWithOptions](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_initWithOptions.html')) function. |
| channelList | ViConstString | Identifies which channels to apply settings. Specify an empty string as the value of this parameter. |
| startingRecord | ViInt64 | Specifies the first record to retrieve. Record numbers are zero-based. The default value is 0. |
| numberOfRecords | ViInt64 | Specifies the number of records to fetch. |
| numberOfSamples | ViInt64 | Specifies the number of samples per record. |
| timeout | ViReal64 |
PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5665/5667—Specifies the time, in seconds, allotted for the function to complete before returning a timeout error. PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXIe-5668, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841—Specifies the time, in seconds, allotted to receive the reference trigger. |
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Note For all supported devices, a value of –1 specifies the function waits until all data is available. A value of 0 specifies the function immediately returns available data. |
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| :- | :- | :- | |Output||| |Name|Type|Description| |data|NIComplexNumber*|Returns the acquired waveform for each record fetched. The waveforms are written sequentially in the array. Allocate an array at least as large as numberOfSamples times numberOfRecords for this parameter.| |wfmInfo|niRFSA_wfmInfo*|
Contains the absolute and relative timestamps for the operation, the time interval (dt), and the actual number of samples read. Each element of this array corresponds to a record.
The following list provides more information about each of these properties:
- absolute timestamp—Returns the timestamp, in seconds, of the first fetched sample that is comparable between records and acquisitions.
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Note The value of the absolute timestamp returned is always 0 for the PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXIe-5668, and PXIe-5820/5840/5841. |
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| - relative timestamp—Returns a timestamp that corresponds to the difference, in seconds, between the first sample returned and the Reference Trigger location. The timestamp is zero if the Reference Trigger has not occurred. |
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- dt—Returns the time interval between data points in the acquired signal. The I/Q data sample rate is the reciprocal of this value. - actual samples read—Returns an integer representing the number of samples in the waveform. |
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- offset—Returns the offset to scale data, (b), in mx + b form. - gain—Returns the gain to scale data, (m), in mx + b form. |
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| status | ViStatus | Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. Examine the status code from each call to an NI-RFSA function to determine if an error has occurred. To obtain a text description of the status code and additional information about the error condition, call the [niRFSA_GetError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_GetError.html')) function. To clear the error information from NI-RFSA, call the [niRFSA_ClearError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ClearError.html')) function. The general meaning of the status code is as follows: |
| Value | Meaning |
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| 0 | Success |
| Positive Values | Warnings |
| Negative Values | Errors |
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ViStatus niRFSA_FetchIQMultiRecordComplexF32(ViSession vi, ViConstString channelList, ViInt64 startingRecord, ViInt64 numberOfRecords, ViInt64 numberOfSamples, ViReal64 timeout, NIComplexNumberF32* data, niRFSA_wfmInfo* wfmInfo);
Fetches I/Q data from multiple records in an acquisition. A fetch transfers acquired waveform data from device memory to computer memory. The data was acquired to onboard memory previously by the hardware after the acquisition was initiated.
This function is not necessary if you use the [niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64.html')) function because the niRFSA_ReadIQSingleRecordComplexF64 function performs the fetch as part of the function.
Supported Devices: PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5667/5668, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841
Related Topics
None (Trigger Type)
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| Name | Type | Description |
| vi | ViSession | Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the [niRFSA_init](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_init.html')) or [niRFSA_InitWithOptions](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_initWithOptions.html')) function. |
| channelList | ViConstString | Identifies which channels to apply settings. Specify an empty string as the value of this parameter. |
| startingRecord | ViInt64 | Specifies the first record to retrieve. Record numbers are zero-based. The default value is 0. |
| numberOfRecords | ViInt64 | Specifies the number of records to fetch. |
| numberOfSamples | ViInt64 | Specifies the number of samples per record. |
| timeout | ViReal64 |
PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5665/5667—Specifies the time, in seconds, allotted for the function to complete before returning a timeout error. PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXIe-5668, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841—Specifies the time, in seconds, allotted to receive the reference trigger. |
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Note For all supported devices, a value of –1 specifies the function waits until all data is available. A value of 0 specifies the function immediately returns available data. |
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| :- | :- | :- | |Output||| |Name|Type|Description| |data|NIComplexNumberF32*|Returns the acquired waveform for each record fetched. The waveforms are written sequentially in the array. Allocate an array at least as large as numberOfSamples times numberOfRecords for this parameter.| |wfmInfo|niRFSA_wfmInfo*|
Contains the absolute and relative timestamps for the operation, the time interval (dt), and the actual number of samples read. Each element of this array corresponds to a record.
The following list provides more information about each of these properties:
- absolute timestamp—Returns the timestamp, in seconds, of the first fetched sample that is comparable between records and acquisitions.
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| - relative timestamp—Returns a timestamp that corresponds to the difference, in seconds, between the first sample returned and the Reference Trigger location. The timestamp is zero if the Reference Trigger has not occurred. |
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Note The value of the relative timestamp returned is always 0 for the PXIe-5644/5645/5646. |
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- dt—Returns the time interval between data points in the acquired signal. The I/Q data sample rate is the reciprocal of this value. - actual samples read—Returns an integer representing the number of samples in the waveform. |
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Note The actual number of samples for each record can vary if the NIRFSA_ATTR_NUMBER_OF_SAMPLES attribute changes per step during RF list mode. |
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- offset—Returns the offset to scale data, (b), in mx + b form. - gain—Returns the gain to scale data, (m), in mx + b form. |
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| Name | Type | Description |
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| status | ViStatus | Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. Examine the status code from each call to an NI-RFSA function to determine if an error has occurred. To obtain a text description of the status code and additional information about the error condition, call the [niRFSA_GetError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_GetError.html')) function. To clear the error information from NI-RFSA, call the [niRFSA_ClearError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ClearError.html')) function. The general meaning of the status code is as follows: |
| Value | Meaning |
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| 0 | Success |
| Positive Values | Warnings |
| Negative Values | Errors |
| :- | :- | :- |
ViStatus niRFSA_Abort(ViSession vi);
Stops an acquisition previously started with the [niRFSA_Initiate](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm','cviniRFSA_Initiate.html')) function or the [niRFSA_ReadPowerSpectrumF64](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm','cviniRFSA_ReadPowerSpectrumF64.html')) function. You can also use the niRFSA_Abort function to stop a self-calibration. Calling this function is optional, unless you want to stop an acquisition before it is complete or you are continuously acquiring data.
You can stop the following kinds of acquisitions:
- Triggered spectrum acquisitions that have not yet been triggered
- Multispan acquisitions in progress
- Average spectrum acquisitions in progress
- Single-record spectrum acquisitions in progress
- Streaming in progress
Supported Devices: PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5667/5668, PXIe-5698, PXIe-5820/5830/5831/5832/5840/5841
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| Name | Type | Description |
| vi | ViSession | Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the [niRFSA_init](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_init.html')) or [niRFSA_InitWithOptions](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_initWithOptions.html')) function. |
| Name | Type | Description |
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| status | ViStatus | Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. Examine the status code from each call to an NI-RFSA function to determine if an error has occurred. To obtain a text description of the status code and additional information about the error condition, call the [niRFSA_GetError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_GetError.html')) function. To clear the error information from NI-RFSA, call the [niRFSA_ClearError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ClearError.html')) function. The general meaning of the status code is as follows: |
| Value | Meaning |
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| 0 | Success |
| Positive Values | Warnings |
| Negative Values | Errors |
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ViStatus niRFSA_ReadPowerSpectrumF32(ViSession vi, ViConstString channelList, ViReal64 timeout, ViReal32 powerSpectrumData[], ViInt32 dataArraySize, niRFSA_spectrumInfo* spectrumInfo);
Initiates a spectrum acquisition and returns power spectrum data.
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Note Under certain configurations, negative infinity is returned from this VI. If the Reference Level is very high and if the Signal Bandwidth is comparatively less, the ADC returns zero, which equates to negative infinity in dBm. This is expected behavior. |
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| Supported Devices: PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5667/5668, PXIe-5830/5831/5832/5840/5841 |
| Input | ||
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| Name | Type | Description |
| vi | ViSession | Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the [niRFSA_init](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_init.html')) or [niRFSA_InitWithOptions](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_initWithOptions.html')) function. |
| channelList | ViConstString | Identifies which channels to apply settings. Specify an empty string as the value of this parameter. |
| timeout | ViReal64 | Specifies the time, in seconds, allotted for the function to complete before returning a timeout error. A value of –1 specifies the function waits until all data is available. |
| dataArraySize | ViInt32 | Specifies the size of the array that is returned by the powerSpectrumData parameter. Use the [niRFSA_GetNumberOfSpectralLines](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_GetNumberOfSpectralLines.html')) function to obtain the array size to allocate. The array must be at least as large as the number of spectral lines that NI-RFSA computes for the power spectrum. |
| Output | ||
| Name | Type | Description |
| powerSpectrumData | ViReal32[] | Returns power spectrum data. Allocate an array as large as dataArraySize. |
| spectrumInfo | niRFSA_spectrumInfo* | Returns additional information about the powerSpectrumData array. This information includes the frequency, in hertz (Hz), corresponding to the first element in the array, the frequency increment, in Hz, between adjacent array elements, and the number of spectral lines the function returned. |
| Name | Type | Description |
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| status | ViStatus | Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. Examine the status code from each call to an NI-RFSA function to determine if an error has occurred. To obtain a text description of the status code and additional information about the error condition, call the [niRFSA_GetError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_GetError.html')) function. To clear the error information from NI-RFSA, call the [niRFSA_ClearError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ClearError.html')) function. The general meaning of the status code is as follows: |
| Value | Meaning |
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| 0 | Success |
| Positive Values | Warnings |
| Negative Values | Errors |
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ViStatus niRFSA_ReadPowerSpectrumF64(ViSession vi, ViConstString channelList, ViReal64 timeout, ViReal64 powerSpectrumData[], ViInt32 dataArraySize, niRFSA_spectrumInfo* spectrumInfo);
Initiates a spectrum acquisition and returns power spectrum data.
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Note Under certain configurations, negative infinity is returned from this VI. If the Reference Level is very high and if the Signal Bandwidth is comparatively less, the ADC returns zero, which equates to negative infinity in dBm. This is expected behavior. |
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| Supported Devices: PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5667/5668, PXIe-5830/5831/5832/5840/5841 |
| Input | ||
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| Name | Type | Description |
| vi | ViSession | Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the [niRFSA_init](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_init.html')) or [niRFSA_InitWithOptions](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_initWithOptions.html')) function. |
| channelList | ViConstString | Identifies which channels to apply settings. Specify an empty string as the value of this parameter. |
| timeout | ViReal64 | Specifies the time, in seconds, allotted for the function to complete before returning a timeout error. A value of –1 specifies the function waits until all data is available. |
| dataArraySize | ViInt32 | Specifies the size of the array that is returned by the powerSpectrumData parameter. Use the [niRFSA_GetNumberOfSpectralLines](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_GetNumberOfSpectralLines.html')) function to obtain the array size to allocate. The array must be at least as large as the number of spectral lines that NI-RFSA computes for the power spectrum. |
| Output | ||
| Name | Type | Description |
| powerSpectrumData | ViReal64[] | Returns power spectrum data. Allocate an array as large as dataArraySize. |
| spectrumInfo | niRFSA_spectrumInfo* | Returns additional information about the powerSpectrumData array. This information includes the frequency, in hertz (Hz), corresponding to the first element in the array, the frequency increment, in Hz, between adjacent array elements, and the number of spectral lines the function returned. |
| Name | Type | Description |
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| status | ViStatus | Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. Examine the status code from each call to an NI-RFSA function to determine if an error has occurred. To obtain a text description of the status code and additional information about the error condition, call the [niRFSA_GetError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_GetError.html')) function. To clear the error information from NI-RFSA, call the [niRFSA_ClearError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ClearError.html')) function. The general meaning of the status code is as follows: |
| Value | Meaning |
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| 0 | Success |
| Positive Values | Warnings |
| Negative Values | Errors |
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ViStatus niRFSA_GetNumberOfSpectralLines(ViSession vi, ViConstString channelList, ViInt32* numberOfSpectralLines);
Returns the number of spectral lines that NI-RFSA computes with the current power spectrum configuration.
Supported Devices: PXI-5600, PXIe-5601/5603/5605/5606 (external digitizer mode), PXIe-5644/5645/5646, PXI-5661, PXIe-5663/5663E/5665/5667/5668, PXIe-5820/5840/5841
| Input | ||
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| Name | Type | Description |
| vi | ViSession | Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the [niRFSA_init](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_init.html')) or [niRFSA_InitWithOptions](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_initWithOptions.html')) function. |
| channelList | ViConstString | Identifies which channels to apply settings. Specify an empty string as the value of this parameter. |
| Output | ||
| Name | Type | Description |
| numberOfSpectralLines | ViInt32* | Returns the value of the [NIRFSA_ATTR_NUMBER_OF_SPECTRAL_LINES](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'NIRFSA_ATTR_NUM_SPECTRAL_LINES.html')) attribute. |
| Name | Type | Description |
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| status | ViStatus | Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. Examine the status code from each call to an NI-RFSA function to determine if an error has occurred. To obtain a text description of the status code and additional information about the error condition, call the [niRFSA_GetError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_GetError.html')) function. To clear the error information from NI-RFSA, call the [niRFSA_ClearError](javascript:LaunchMergedHelp('nirfsa.chm', 'rfsacref.chm', 'cviniRFSA_ClearError.html')) function. The general meaning of the status code is as follows: |
| Value | Meaning |
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| 0 | Success |
| Positive Values | Warnings |
| Negative Values | Errors |
| :- | :- | :- |