CalCounterSetAcquisitionMode

Purpose

Sets the board acquisition mode.

Syntax

CalCounterSetAcquisitionMode (hHandle, nChannel, lAcquisitionMode, plStatus)

Parameters

Name
Type
Comments
hHandle
LONG
Handle for a Counter.
nChannel
SHORT
Error status to decode.
lAcquisitionMode
LONG
Acquisition mode:
0.      aCounterAcquisitionContinuous: The counter continuously makes measurements (default after reset).
1.    aCounterAcquisitionSingle: Instrument makes a single measurement. Each call to trigger initiates a new measurement.
plStatus
PLONG
Returned status: 0 on success, negative number on failure.

Comments

This function sets a channel’s acquisition mode.

Example

The following example sets channel 0’s acquisition mode to continuous:

 

LONG   lHandle, lStatus;

 

CalCounterSetAcquisitionMode (lHandle, 0, aCounterAcquisitionContinuous, &lStatus);

 

See Also

CalCounterMeasure, CalCounterSetFunctionPulseWidth, CalCounterSetGateTime, CalCounterSetTriggerLevel, CalCounterGetError