Gx5733ModuleGetOperationMode

Applies To

GX5701, GX5702, GX5704

Purpose

Returns the Module’s Operation mode.

Syntax

Gx5733ModuleGetOperationMode (nHandle, nPort, pnMode, pnStatus)

Parameters

Name
Type
Description
nHandle
SHORT
Handle to a GX5733 board.
nPort
SHORT
Module port 0 (GX5733_PORT0) only.
pnMode
PSHORT
Returns the Module’s Operation mode as follow:
0. GX5733_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. GX5733_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.

Comments

If Module type is either GX5702 or GX5704 and the Operation mode is Port I/O (GX5733_MODULE_OPERATION_PORT_IO) the outputs can be written statically.

If Module type is GX5701 and the Operation mode is Port I/O (GX5733_MODULE_OPERATION_PORT_IO) the inputs can be read statically.

Example

The following example returns the module port 0 operation mode:

 

SHORT nMode, nStatus;

Gx5733ModuleGetOperationMode (nHandle, GX5733_PORT0, &nMode, &nStatus);

 

See Also

Gx5733ModuleSetOperationMode, Gx5733ModuleSetOutputMode, Gx5733ModuleSetStrobeSource