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Cilxs_sendsoftwaretrigger – AMETEK Ls Series Driver Manual User Manual

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ciLxs_SendSoftwareTrigger


ViStatus ciLxs_SendSoftwareTrigger (ViSession instrumentHandle);

Purpose

This function sends a command to trigger the power supply. Call this
function if you configure the power supply to respond to software
triggers. If the power supply is not configured to respond to software
triggers, this function returns the error
CILXS_ERROR_TRIGGER_NOT_SOFTWARE.

Notes:

(1) This function is part of the IviDCPwrSoftwareTrigger [SWT] extension
group.


Parameter List

instrumentHandle

Variable Type ViSession

The ViSession handle that you obtain from the ciLxs_init or
ciLxs_InitWithOptions function. The handle identifies a particular
instrument session.

Default Value: None


Return Value

Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either
indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. You
examine the status code from each call to an instrument driver
function to determine if an error occurred.

To obtain a text description of the status code, call the
ciLxs_error_message function. To obtain additional information about
the error condition, call the ciLxs_GetError function. To clear the
error information from the driver, call the ciLxs_ClearError
function.

The general meaning of the status code is as follows:

Value Meaning
-------------------------------
0 Success
Positive Values Warnings
Negative Values Errors

This driver defines the following status codes:

Status Description
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ERRORS:

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