Connection and Disconnection List Syntax

Use connection lists and disconnection lists with DAQmx Switch Connect Multiple and DAQmx Switch Disconnect Multiple, respectively. These functions/VIs list parameters using a rich and versatile syntax to describe the operation that the function/VI performs. Because these lists use the same syntax, they are referred to here as connection lists for simplicity. The connection list syntax is similar to the switch scanlist syntax with few exceptions.

Connection/disconnection lists are strings composed of one or more switching operations. For those lists that contain multiple operations, commas separate each operation:

Operation1, Operation2, Operation3

Switching operations can connect/disconnect channels in one of two ways:

The following is additional information on connection and disconnection lists: