# BoardConfig.GetDeviceSerialNum() method

Returns the name that identifies the serial number of a device.

Member of the cBoardConfig class. Accessible from the MccBoard.BoardConfig property.

## Function Prototype

VB .NET

Public Function GetDeviceSerialNum(ByRef serialNum As String) As MccDaq.ErrorInfo

C# .NET

public MccDaq.ErrorInfo GetDeviceSerialNum(out string serialNum)

## Parameters

serialNum

Returns a string containing the serial number of the device.

## Returns

- An ErrorInfo object that indicates the status of the operation.