.TH "lxi_send" "3" "October 2017"

.SH "NAME"
lxi_receive \- receive message from LXI device

.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
.B #include <lxi.h>

.B int lxi_receive(int device, char *message, int length, int timeout);

.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The .
.BR lxi_receive()
function receives up to 
.I length
bytes in the message buffer pointed to by
.I message

.PP
The
.I timeout
is in milliseconds.

.SH "RETURN VALUE"

Upon successful completion 
.BR lxi_receive() 
returns the number of bytes successfully received, or
.BR LXI_ERROR
if an error occurred.

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR lxi_open (3),
.BR lxi_send (3),
.BR lxi_disconnect (3),