Solution
Most of the default TDMS file properties can be set using the
TDMS Set Properties VI . Below are tables that contain the various properties that can by modified in your TDMS file and viewed using a TDMS file view such as Microsoft® Excel.
TDMS File Properties
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Table 1: File Properties| Property | Property Name | Data Type |
|---|
| Root Name | None | Set as the file name of the TDMS file |
| Title | title | String |
| Author | author | String |
| Date/Time | datetime | Time Stamp |
| Groups | none | Set by the # of groups you add to the TDMS file |
| Description | description | String |
Group Properties
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Table 2: Group Properties
| Property | Property Name | Data Type |
|---|
| Group | none | Group name is set when writing channels to file |
| Channels | none | Number of channels in group |
| Description | description | String |
Channel Properties
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Table 3: Channel Properties
| Property | Property Name | Data Type |
|---|
| Channel | none | Set when you write a channel to the file |
| Length | NI_ChannelLength | Is not modifiable by user |
| Datatype | NI_DataType | Is not modifiable by user |
| Units | unit_string | String |
| Minimum | minimum | Numeric |
| Maximum | maximum | Numeric |
| Description | description | String |