VTI Instruments EX1629 - Vtex1629_Get_Eu_Conversion

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152 EX1629 Command Set
vtex1629_get_EU_conversion
FUNCTION PROTOTYPE
ViStatus vtex1629_get_EU_conversion (ViSession vi, ViInt32 channel, ViPInt32 EUConversionType);
FUNCTION PARAMETERS
vi = contains a session handle to the instrument. This handle is obtained by the function and remains valid until the
session is closed.
channel = an integer input value that specifies the channel for which the EU conversion type will be returned. Valid
input values: 0 to 47.
EUConversionType = an integer return value indicating the EU conversion type. See Description below for more
information. Valid return values: 0 to 10.
DATA ITEM RESET VALUE
Not applicable to this function.
DESCRIPTION
This function queries and returns the EU conversion type for a specific channel. Valid return values for the
EUConversionType parameter are:
Decimal
Value
Hex
Value
#define Symbol
EUConversionType Description
0
0x00
VTEX1629_EUCONV_VOLT_OUTPUT
Voltage
1
0x01
VTEX1629_EUCONV_QTR_BRIDGE_120
Quarter-Bridge 120
2
0x02
VTEX1629_EUCONV_QTR_BRIDGE_350
Quarter-Bridge 350
3
0x03
VTEX1629_EUCONV_QTR_BRIDGE_USER
Quarter-Bridge User
4
0x04
VTEX1629_EUCONV_HALF_BRIDGE_BEND
Half-Bridge Bending
5
0x05
VTEX1629_EUCONV_HALF_BRIDGE_POIS
Half-Bridge Poisson
6
0x06
VTEX1629_EUCONV_FULL_BRIDGE_BEND
Full-Bridge Bending
7
0x07
VTEX1629_EUCONV_FULL_BRIDGE_POIS
Full-Bridge Poisson
8
0x08
VTEX1629_EUCONV_FULL_BRIDGE_BPOIS
Full-Bridge Bending Poisson
9
0x09
VTEX1629_EUCONV_RATIOMETRIC
Ratiometric
10
0x0A
VTEX1629_EUCONV_LINEAR
Linear
See the Engineering Unit (EU) Conversion section in Section 3 for more details.
EXAMPLE
ViSession instrumentHandle;
ViStatus status;
ViInt32 euconv;
…
status = vtex1629_get_EU_conversion(instrumentHandle, 16, &euconv);