Gx5731ModuleGetOperationMode

GX5701, GX5702, GX5704

Returns the Module’s Operation mode.

Gx5731ModuleGetOperationMode (nHandle, nPort, pnMode, pnStatus)

Name	Type	Description
nHandle	SHORT	Handle to a GX5731 board.
nPort	SHORT	Specified Module's port number: 0. GX5731_PORT0: Module port 0 1. GX5731_PORT1: Module port 1 2. GX5731_PORT2: Module port 2.
pnMode	PSHORT	Returns the Module’s Operation mode as follow: 0. GX5731_MODULE_OPERATION_BUFFERED: Default operation mode, in this mode the Module is using its buffer to read/write (depend on its type input or output). 1. GX5731_MODULE_OPERATION_PORT_IO: The user can use the Module’s as a static port in or port out (depend on its type input or output)
pnStatus	PSHORT	Returned status: 0 on success, negative number on failure.

If Module type is either GX5702 or GX5704 and the Operation mode is Port I/O (GX5731_MODULE_OPERATION_PORT_IO) the outputs can be written statically.

If Module type is GX5701 and the Operation mode is Port I/O (GX5731_MODULE_OPERATION_PORT_IO) the inputs can be read statically.

The following example returns the module port 0 operation mode:

SHORT nMode, nStatus;

Gx5731ModuleGetOperationMode (nHandle, GX5731_PORT0, &nMode, &nStatus);