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DAQmx_WriteAnalogScalar
Sets an analog input to a specified value.
| Name | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
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inDeviceID | String* | Device alias, product name or a serial number |
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inTaskID | DAQmxTaskID | ID of task to write samples to |
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inTimeout | Integer* | Time (in milliseconds) to wait for the function to write sample |
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inValue | Real | Value to write |
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outTaskID | DAQmxTaskID? | ID of a created task |
Remarks
Device driver software
This filter is intended to cooperate with digital I/O cards using its vendor driver software. To be able to connect to a card it is required to install NI-DAQmx driver software. Currently FabImage Studio requires NI-DAQmx version 9.5.
NI-DAQmx driver software can be downloaded from the following website: http://www.ni.com/dataacquisition/nidaqmx.htm.
Device identification
When there is only one device connected to computer, inDeviceID field can be set to Auto. In this situation first available device will be found and connected.
inDeviceID can be used to pick one of multiple devices connected to computer. Set this field to Device alias (for example "Dev1"), product name or serial number. This parameters should be available in Measurement & Automation Explorer.
User manual
For more informations about using this filters please follow the link: Working with National Instruments devices.
Complexity Level
This filter is available on Basic Complexity Level.
