Sample Programs

The following example demonstrates how to program the board using the C programming language under Windows. The example shows how to get or set a group or channel voltage.

To run, enter the following command line:

GxAoExampleC <Slot|Address> <Operation> [<Group> <Channel|Range> <Voltage|Frequency> [<Test Mode>]]

Where:

<Slot\|Address>	Board PXI Slot number where the board resides.
<Operation>	Operation code: GCV=Get channel voltage SCV=Set channel voltage SVR=Set group voltage range GVR=Get group voltage range SUM=Print board summary ARB=Output arbitrary waveform STREAM=Stream waveforms
<Group >	Required for all example operations except SUM. Group number: 0 to 3
<Channel\|Range>	Required for all example operations except SUM. Channel (SCV, GCV, ARB, STREAM): 0 to 15 Range (SVR, GVR): 0 to 3
<Voltage\|Frequency>	Required for SCV, ARB, and STREAM modes. Voltage (SCV): -5.0 to 5.0 Frequency (ARB, STREAM): Sample rate to be used while outputting waveform.
<Test Mode>	Required for STREAM only. Valid test modes are: -POLL: Check streaming buffer by polling the status register. -INTR: Streaming buffer generates interrupt if half-empty.

Sample Programs

<Slot|Address>

Board PXI Slot number where the board resides.

<Operation>

Operation code:

GCV=Get channel voltage

SCV=Set channel voltage

SVR=Set group voltage range

GVR=Get group voltage range

SUM=Print board summary

ARB=Output arbitrary waveform

STREAM=Stream waveforms

<Group >

Required for all example operations except SUM.

Group number: 0 to 3

<Channel|Range>

Required for all example operations except SUM.

Channel (SCV, GCV, ARB, STREAM): 0 to 15

Range (SVR, GVR): 0 to 3

<Voltage|Frequency>

Required for SCV, ARB, and STREAM modes.

Voltage (SCV): -5.0 to 5.0

Frequency (ARB, STREAM): Sample rate to be used while outputting waveform.

<Test Mode>

Required for STREAM only.

Valid test modes are:

-POLL: Check streaming buffer by polling the status register.

-INTR: Streaming buffer generates interrupt if half-empty.