@property<EOL><INDENT>def type(self):<DEDENT>
try:<EOL><INDENT>return self._type<EOL><DEDENT>except AttributeError:<EOL><INDENT>self._type = None<EOL>return self.type<EOL><DEDENT>
DAQ data type for this channel.

        Valid values for this field are restricted to those understood
        by the NDS2 client sofware, namely:

        'm-trend', 'online', 'raw', 'reduced', 's-trend', 'static', 'test-pt'

        :type: `str`