AMETEK Ls Series Driver Manual - Manual (Page 25)

IVI Driver Manual Lx / Ls Series
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Variable Type ViAttr
Pass the ID of an attribute.
From the function panel window, you can use this control as follows.
- Click on the control or press , , or
, to display a dialog box containing a
hierarchical list of the available attributes. Attributes
whose value cannot be set are dim. Help text is shown for
each attribute. Select an attribute by double-clicking on it
or by selecting it and then pressing .
Read-only attributes appear dim in the list box. If you
select a read-only attribute, an error message appears.
A ring control at the top of the dialog box allows you to see
all IVI attributes or only the attributes of the ViReal64
type. If you choose to see all IVI attributes, the data types
appear to the right of the attribute names in the list box.
Attributes with data types other than ViReal64 are dim. If
you select an attribute data type that is dim, LabWindows/CVI
transfers you to the function panel for the corresponding
function that is consistent with the data type.
- If you want to enter a variable name, press to change
this ring control to a manual input box.
- If the attribute in this ring control has named constants as
valid values, you can view the constants by moving to the
Attribute Value control and pressing .
attributeValue
Variable Type ViReal64
Pass the value which you want to verify as a valid value for the
attribute.
From the function panel window, you can use this control as follows.
- If the attribute currently showing in the Attribute ID ring
control has constants as valid values, you can view a list of
the constants by pressing on this control. Select a
value by double-clicking on it or by selecting it and then
pressing .
Note: Some of the values might not be valid depending on the
current settings of the 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