VISA Serial Break (Serial Instr) VI
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VISA Serial Break (Serial Instr) VI
Sends a break on the specified output port. Wire data to the VISA resource name input to determine the polymorphic instance to use or manually select the instance.

Inputs/Outputs
![]() VISA resource name specifies the resource to be opened. The VISA resource name control also specifies the session and class. ![]() Duration specifies the length of the break in milliseconds. While the VI runs, this value temporarily overrides the current setting of the VISA Serial Settings:Break Length property. Afterwards, the VI returns the current setting to its original value. ![]() error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality. ![]() VISA resource name out is a copy of the VISA resource name that VISA functions return. ![]() error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality. |
Examples
Refer to the following example files included with LabVIEW.
- labview\examples\Instrument IO\Serial\Set Serial Break Event.vi