# BoardConfig.SetChanRtdType()

Sets the RTD sensor type for a specified channel.

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

## Function Prototype

VB .NET

Public Function SetChanRtdType(ByRef chan As Integer, ByRef RtdType As MccDaq.RtdType) As MccDaq.ErrorInfo

C# .NET

public MccDaq.ErrorInfo SetChanRtdType(RtdType RtdType, int chan)

## Parameters

chan

The channel number.

RtdType

Specifies the RTD sensor type. Set it to one of the constants listed in the RtdType parameter values section below.

## Returns

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

### RtdType parameter values

All of the RtdType settings are MccDaq.RtdType enumerated constants. To set a variable to one of these constants, you must refer to the MccDaq object and the RtdType enumeration (variable = MccDaq.RtdType.RTD_PT_3750, variable = MccDaq.RtdType.RTD_PT_3920, and so on.)

RTD Type | RTD Description
RTD_PT_3750 | Pt 3750
RTD_PT_3850 | Pt 3850
RTD_PT_3851 | Pt 3851
RTD_PT_3911 | Pt 3911
RTD_PT_3916 | Pt 3916
RTD_PT_3920 | Pt 3920
RTD_PT_3928 | Pt 3928
Custom | Custom RTD type