Gx3348GetCalibrationInfo

Purpose

Returns the calibration information.

Syntax

Gx3348GetCalibrationInfo (nHandle, pszCalibrationInfo, nInfoMaxLen, pnDaysUntilExpire, pnStatus)

Parameters

Name
Type
Description
nHandle
SHORT
Handle for the PXI board.
pszCalibrationInfo
PSTR
Buffer to contain the returned board’s calibration information (null terminated) string.
nInfoMaxLen
SHORT
Size of the buffer to contain the error string.
pnDaysUntilExpire
PSHORT
Returns the number of days until or from expiration, if number is > 0 then calibration is current otherwise past due.
pnStatus
PSHORT
Returned status: 0 on success, negative number on failure.

Comments

The returned board’s calibration information has the following fields:

Model: model number, e.g. “GX3348”

Serial Number: serial number, e.g. 216

Control Number: Marvin Test Solutions control number, e.g. “*-CH-CB-0”

Production Calibration Date: Wed Oct 24 12:30:25 2010

Calibration Date: Wed Oct 24 12:31:58 2010

Recommended Interval: 1 year

Next Calibration Date: Fri Oct 24 12:31:58 2011

Status: calibration status can be either “Expired” followed by the number of days past expiration or “Current” followed by number of days until expire.

Calibration License: can be either “Installed” with the calibration license number or “Not Installed”.

Example

The following example returns the board’s calibration information string:

 

SHORT nStatus;

char szCalibrationInfo[1024];

BOOL bExpired;

 

Gx3348GetCalibrationInfo(nHandle, szCalibrationInfo, sizeof szCalibrationInfo, &bExpired, &nStatus);

 

szCalibrationInfo string printout:

 

Model: GX3348

Serial Number: 12

Control Number: *-CA-CA-00

Production Calibration Date: Wed May 23 12:30:25 2012

Calibration Date: Wed Oct 24 12:31:58 2007

Recommended Interval: 1 year

Next Calibration Date: Fri May 24 12:31:58 2013

Status: Expired (891 days past expiration)

 

See Also

Gx3348Initialize, Gx3348GetBoardSummary, GxPdoGetErrorString