NI-DAQ™mx C Reference

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Analog Input >> Bridge >> Scaling Parameters >> Physical Units

Data Type: int32
Description: Specifies to which physical unit to scale electrical data. Select the same unit that the sensor data sheet or calibration certificate uses for physical values.

Valid values

DAQmx_Val_Newtons 15875 Newtons.
DAQmx_Val_Pounds 15876 Pounds.
DAQmx_Val_KilogramForce 15877 kilograms-force.
DAQmx_Val_Pascals 10081 Pascals.
DAQmx_Val_PoundsPerSquareInch 15879 Pounds per square inch.
DAQmx_Val_Bar 15880 Bar.
DAQmx_Val_NewtonMeters 15881 Newton metres.
DAQmx_Val_InchOunces 15882 Ounce-inches.
DAQmx_Val_InchPounds 15883 Pound-inches.
DAQmx_Val_FootPounds 15884 Pound-feet.


You can get/set/reset this property using:
  DAQmxGetAIBridgePhysicalUnits
  DAQmxSetAIBridgePhysicalUnits
  DAQmxResetAIBridgePhysicalUnits

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