## Phidget Motor Velocity Controller.lvlib:MotorVelocityControllerSetPositionType.vi

The `PositionType` sets whether the control algorithm uses the encoder of the hall effect sensor for position information. This setting is locked in once the channel is `Engaged` and cannot be changed until the channel is reset.

| Device In Device # Identification

| error in (no error) error in can accept error information wired from VIs previously called.

| status status is TRUE (X) if an error occurred or FALSE (checkmark) to indicate a warning or that no error occurred. Right-click the error in control on the front panel and select Explain Error or Explain Warning from the shortcut menu for more information about the error.

| code code is the error or warning code. Right-click the error in control on the front panel and select Explain Error or Explain Warning from the shortcut menu for more information about the error.

| source source describes the origin of the error or warning. Right-click the error in control on the front panel and select Explain Error or Explain Warning from the shortcut menu for more information about the error.

| Position Type The position type selection
Enumeration Values
Name | Value
--- | ---
POSITION_TYPE_ENCODER | 1
POSITION_TYPE_HALL_SENSOR | 2

| Device Out Same as Device In

| error out error out passes error or warning information out of a VI to be used by other VIs.

| status status is TRUE (X) if an error occurred or FALSE (checkmark) to indicate a warning or that no error occurred. Right-click the error out control on the front panel and select Explain Error or Explain Warning from the shortcut menu for more information about the error.

| code code is the error or warning code. Right-click the error out control on the front panel and select Explain Error or Explain Warning from the shortcut menu for more information about the error.

| source source describes the origin of the error or warning. Right-click the error out control on the front panel and select Explain Error or Explain Warning from the shortcut menu for more information about the error.