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2.3.81  AcqrsD1_multiInstrAutoDefine 
Purpose 
Automatically initializes all digitizers and combines as many as possible to MultiInstruments. Digitizers are 
only combined if they are physically connected via AS bus. 
Parameters 
Input 
Name Type  Description 
optionsString ViString  ASCII string which specifies options. 
Currently no options are supported. 
Output 
Name Type  Description 
nbrInstruments ViInt32  Number of user-accessible instruments. It also includes 
single instruments that don't participate on the AS bus. 
Return Value 
Name Type  Description 
status ViStatus Refer to Table 2-1 for error codes. 
Discussion 
This call must be followed by nbrInstruments calls to the functions 
Acqrs_init or 
Acqrs_InitWithOptions to retrieve the instrumentID of the (multi)digitizers. 
You should refer to to the Programmer’s Guide section 3.2, Device Initialization, for a detailed 
explanation on the initialization procedure. 
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