# BoardConfig.SetDeviceNotes()

Sets the device notes to store in the device's memory.

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

## Function Prototype

VB .NET

Public Function SetDeviceNotes(ByVal start As Integer, ByVal configVal As String, ByRef maxLen As Integer) As MccDaq.ErrorInfo

C# .NET

public MccDaq.ErrorInfo SetDeviceNotes(System.Int32 start, System.String configVal, System.Int32 maxLen)

## Parameters

start

The start address of the device's memory to begin writing.

maxLen

Specifies the maximum number of bytes to write, and returns the number of bytes that were actually written. For WLS Series devices, the string can contain up to 20 characters.

configVal

The text to store in the device's memory.

## Returns

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