stop (Data Acquisition Toolbox)

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Stop the execution of a device object.

Syntax

stop(obj)

Description

stop(obj) terminates the execution of a device object. When stop is issued:

1.: Running is set to Off.

2.: Logging or Sending is set to Off.

3.: The M-file specified for StopAction is executed.

A device object can also stop executing under one of these conditions:

For analog input objects, SamplesAcquired equals the product of the SamplesPerTrigger and TriggerRepeat properties, or for analog output objects, all samples were sent out.
The Timeout value is reached.
An error occurs.

For analog input objects, stop must be called when TriggerRepeat or SamplesPerTrigger is set to Inf. The stop action is recorded in the EventLog property.