GxDmmRead

Purpose

Returns a result from measurement that has already occurred

Syntax

GxDmmRead (nHandle, pdMeasurement, pnStatus)

Parameters

Name
Type
Comments
nHandle
SHORT
Handle for a GX2065 board.
pdMeasurement
PDOUBLE
Return the measurement
pnStatus
PSHORT
Returned status: 0 on success, negative number on failure, positive number on warning.

Comments

This function reads back the result from a measurement that has already occurred. The result is returned without normalizing in base units. For example, Voltage will be returned as Volts, Current will be returned as Amps, Resistance will be returned as Ohms, Temperature will be returned as degrees Celsius, and Frequency will be returned as Hertz.

Note that this function does not initiate a new measurement. To initiate a new single reading through software, call GxDmmMeasure, GxDmmMeasureEx, or GxDmmTrig.

The parameter pdMeasurement will be set to 0 if an error occurs.

If an overflow warning (GXDMM_WARNING_OVERFLOW) has occurred, pdMeasurement will be set to GXDMM_OVERFLOW_MEASUREMENT (1000000000000).

If any other warning occurs, pdMeasurement will be set to 0.

Example

The following takes a new measurement:

 

SHORT nHandle, nStatus;

DOUBLE dMeasurement;

GxDmmRead (nHandle, &dMeasurement, &nStatus);

 

See Also

GxDmmReadEx, GxDmmMeasure, GxDmmMeasureEx, GxDmmSetTriggerMode, GxDmmGetTriggerMode, GxDmmSetRange, GxDmmGetRange, GxDmmSetFunction, GxDmmGetFunction, GxDmmGetErrorString