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COMEDI_DATA_WRITE(3) Comedi reference COMEDI_DATA_WRITE(3)

NAME

comedi_data_write - write single sample to channel

SYNOPSIS

#include <comedilib.h>

int comedi_data_write(comedi_t * device, unsigned int subdevice, unsigned int channel, unsigned int range, unsigned int aref, lsampl_t data);

DESCRIPTION

Writes a single sample on the channel that is specified by the Comedi device device, the subdevice subdevice, and the channel channel. If appropriate, the device is configured to use range specification range and analog reference type aref. Analog reference types that are not supported by the device are silently ignored.

The function comedi_data_write writes the data value specified by the parameter data to the specified channel.

RETURN VALUE

On success, comedi_data_write returns 1 (the number of samples written). If there is an error, -1 is returned.

AUTHORS

David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>

Author.

Frank Mori Hess <fmhess@users.sourceforge.net>

Author.

Herman Bruyninckx <Herman.Bruyninckx@mech.kuleuven.ac.be>

Author.

Bernd Porr <tech@linux-usb-daq.co.uk>

Author.

Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk>

Author.

Éric Piel <piel@delmic.com>

Author.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1998-2003 David Schleef
Copyright © 2001-2003, 2005, 2008 Frank Mori Hess
Copyright © 2002-2003 Herman Bruyninckx
Copyright © 2012 Bernd Porr
Copyright © 2012 Ian Abbott
Copyright © 2012, 2015 Éric Piel

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