NI 446X Calibration Procedure 6 ni.com
Both password and user-defined information have a maximum of four
ASCII-standard characters and are null-terminated strings. The user
information is empty by default and can contain any information you find
useful.
Getting Calibration Information
The NI 446X devices contain the current device temperature read directly
from the device and the following calibration information stored in the
EEPROM:
• Whether the device supports self-calibration
• Date and time of the last self-calibration
• Temperature during the last self-calibration
• Recommended interval for external calibration
• Date and time of the last external calibration
• Temperature during the last external calibration
You can access this information in the Measurement & Automation
Explorer (MAX) or by using the following NI-DAQmx functions.
Call DAQmxGetCalUserDefinedInfo with the following parameters:
deviceName:
dev1
data: charPointerReturnValue
bufferSize: anyNumberBelowMax
LabVIEW Block Diagram
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NI-DAQmx Function Call (Continued)