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NAME
comedi_get_subdevice_flags - properties of subdevice
SYNOPSIS
#include <comedilib.h>
int comedi_get_subdevice_flags(comedi_t * device, unsigned int subdevice);
DESCRIPTION
The function comedi_get_subdevice_flags returns a bitfield describing the capabilities of
the specified subdevice subdevice of the Comedi device device. If there is an error, -1 is
returned, and the Comedilib error value is set.
┌────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Subdevice Flag │ Value (hex) │ Description │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_BUSY │ 0x00000001 │ The subdevice is busy │
│ │ │ performing an │
│ │ │ asynchronous command. A │
│ │ │ subdevice being “busy” │
│ │ │ is slightly different │
│ │ │ from the “running” state │
│ │ │ flagged by SDF_RUNNING. │
│ │ │ A “running” subdevice is │
│ │ │ always “busy”, but a │
│ │ │ “busy” subdevice is not │
│ │ │ necessarily “running”. │
│ │ │ For example, suppose an │
│ │ │ analog input command has │
│ │ │ been completed by the │
│ │ │ hardware, but there are │
│ │ │ still samples in │
│ │ │ Comedi's buffer waiting │
│ │ │ to be read out. In this │
│ │ │ case, the subdevice is │
│ │ │ not “running”, but is │
│ │ │ still “busy” until all │
│ │ │ the samples are read out │
│ │ │ or comedi_cancel is │
│ │ │ called. │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_BUSY_OWNER │ 0x00000002 │ The subdevice is “busy”, │
│ │ │ and the command it is │
│ │ │ running was started by │
│ │ │ the current process. │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_LOCKED │ 0x00000004 │ The subdevice has been │
│ │ │ locked by comedi_lock. │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_LOCK_OWNER │ 0x00000008 │ The subdevice is locked, │
│ │ │ and was locked by the │
│ │ │ current process. │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_MAXDATA │ 0x00000010 │ The maximum data value │
│ │ │ for the subdevice │
│ │ │ depends on the channel. │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_FLAGS │ 0x00000020 │ The subdevice flags │
│ │ │ depend on the channel │
│ │ │ (unfinished/broken │
│ │ │ support in library). │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_RANGETYPE │ 0x00000040 │ The range type depends │
│ │ │ on the channel. │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_CMD │ 0x00001000 │ The subdevice supports │
│ │ │ asynchronous commands. │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_SOFT_CALIBRATED │ 0x00002000 │ The subdevice relies on │
│ │ │ the host to do │
│ │ │ calibration in software. │
│ │ │ Software calibration │
│ │ │ coefficients are │
│ │ │ determined by the │
│ │ │ comedi_soft_calibrate │
│ │ │ utility. See the │
│ │ │ description of the │
│ │ │ comedi_get_softcal_converter │
│ │ │ function for more │
│ │ │ information. │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_READABLE │ 0x00010000 │ The subdevice can be read │
│ │ │ (e.g. analog input). │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_WRITABLE │ 0x00020000 │ The subdevice can be written │
│ │ │ to (e.g. analog output). │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_INTERNAL │ 0x00040000 │ The subdevice does not have │
│ │ │ externally visible lines. │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_GROUND │ 0x00100000 │ The subdevice supports │
│ │ │ analog reference │
│ │ │ AREF_GROUND. │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_COMMON │ 0x00200000 │ The subdevice supports │
│ │ │ analog reference │
│ │ │ AREF_COMMON. │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_DIFF │ 0x00400000 │ The subdevice supports │
│ │ │ analog reference AREF_DIFF. │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_OTHER │ 0x00800000 │ The subdevice supports │
│ │ │ analog reference AREF_OTHER │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_DITHER │ 0x01000000 │ The subdevice supports │
│ │ │ dithering (via the │
│ │ │ CR_ALT_FILTER chanspec │
│ │ │ flag). │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_DEGLITCH │ 0x02000000 │ The subdevice supports │
│ │ │ deglitching (via the │
│ │ │ CR_ALT_FILTER chanspec │
│ │ │ flag). │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_RUNNING │ 0x08000000 │ An asynchronous command is │
│ │ │ running. You can use this │
│ │ │ flag to poll for the │
│ │ │ completion of an output │
│ │ │ command. │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_LSAMPL │ 0x10000000 │ The subdevice uses the │
│ │ │ 32-bit lsampl_t type instead │
│ │ │ of the 16-bit sampl_t for │
│ │ │ asynchronous command data. │
├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SDF_PACKED │ 0x20000000 │ The subdevice uses bitfield │
│ │ │ samples for asynchronous │
│ │ │ command data, one bit per │
│ │ │ channel (otherwise it uses │
│ │ │ one sampl_t or lsampl_t per │
│ │ │ channel). Commonly used for │
│ │ │ digital subdevices. │
└────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────┘
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 Éric Piel
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