NI-DAQ™mx C Reference

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Advanced >> Synchronization Type

Data Type: int32
Description: Specifies the role of the device in a synchronized system. Setting this value to DAQmx_Val_Master or DAQmx_Val_Slave enables trigger skew correction. If you enable trigger skew correction, set this property to DAQmx_Val_Master on only one device, and set this property to DAQmx_Val_Slave on the other devices.

Valid values

DAQmx_Val_None 10230 Disables trigger skew correction.
DAQmx_Val_Master 15888 Device is the source for shared clocks and triggers.
DAQmx_Val_Slave 15889 Device uses clocks and triggers from the master device.


You can get/set/reset this property using:
  DAQmxGetTriggerSyncType
  DAQmxSetTriggerSyncType
  DAQmxResetTriggerSyncType

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