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AIChannelCollection.CreateBridgeChannel Method (String, String, Double, Double, String, AIBridgeConfiguration, AIExcitationSource, Double, Double)

AIChannelCollection.CreateBridgeChannel Method (String, String, Double, Double, String, AIBridgeConfiguration, AIExcitationSource, Double, Double)

AIChannelCollectionCreateBridgeChannel Method (String, String, Double, Double, String, AIBridgeConfiguration, AIExcitationSource, Double, Double)

Creates an AIChannel that measures voltage ratios from a Wheatstone bridge, with the specified custom scale. Use this instance with bridge-based sensors that measure phenomena other than strain, force, pressure, or torque, or that scale data to physical units NI-DAQmx does not support. This method adds one or more physical channels to the AIChannelCollection. Use a custom scale or other scaling code to convert the voltage ratios to physical units.

Namespace:  NationalInstruments.DAQmx
Assembly:  NationalInstruments.DAQmx (in NationalInstruments.DAQmx.dll) Version: 20.7.40.49302

Syntax

public AIChannel CreateBridgeChannel(
	string physicalChannelName,
	string nameToAssignChannel,
	double minimumValue,
	double maximumValue,
	string customScaleName,
	AIBridgeConfiguration bridgeConfiguration,
	AIExcitationSource voltageExcitationSource,
	double voltageExcitationValue,
	double nominalBridgeResistance
)
Public Function CreateBridgeChannel ( 
	physicalChannelName As String,
	nameToAssignChannel As String,
	minimumValue As Double,
	maximumValue As Double,
	customScaleName As String,
	bridgeConfiguration As AIBridgeConfiguration,
	voltageExcitationSource As AIExcitationSource,
	voltageExcitationValue As Double,
	nominalBridgeResistance As Double
) As AIChannel

Parameters

physicalChannelName
Type: SystemString
The names of one or more physical channels to use to create one or more local virtual channels.
nameToAssignChannel
Type: SystemString
One or more names to assign to the created local virtual channels. To use the physical channel name as the local virtual channel name, set this value to Empty.
minimumValue
Type: SystemDouble
The minimum value you expect to measure, in custom scaled units.
maximumValue
Type: SystemDouble
The maximum value you expect to measure, in custom scaled units.
customScaleName
Type: SystemString
The name of the custom scale to apply to the local virtual channel.
bridgeConfiguration
Type: NationalInstruments.DAQmxAIBridgeConfiguration
The type of Wheatstone bridge configuration connected to the channel.
voltageExcitationSource
Type: NationalInstruments.DAQmxAIExcitationSource
The source of excitation.
voltageExcitationValue
Type: SystemDouble
The amount of excitation, in volts, that the sensor requires.
nominalBridgeResistance
Type: SystemDouble
The resistance, in ohms, of the bridge while not under load.

Return Value

Type: AIChannel
The newly created AIChannel.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
DaqExceptionThe NI-DAQmx driver returned an error.

Remarks

This method creates a local virtual channel for every physical channel name you specify. If you create multiple local virtual channels with one call to this method, you can specify a comma-delimited list of names for nameToAssignChannel. If you provide fewer local virtual channel names in nameToAssignChannel than you create, NI-DAQmx automatically assigns names to the local virtual channels.

If you do not provide a value for nameToAssignChannel, NI-DAQmx uses the physicalChannelName as the local virtual channel name. If you use nameToAssignChannel to create a name for the local virtual channel, you must use this name in other properties and methods.

The NI-DAQmx driver does not determine if the requested settings are possible until the task is verified. This method does not throw an exception for parameter values that are not compatible with your hardware or other settings in your task. To determine if all of the settings for a Task are valid, you must verify the task by starting the task, either with Start or by reading from or writing to the task, or by calling Control(TaskAction) with Verify.

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