NAME

       comedi_dio_bitfield2 - read/write multiple digital channels

SYNOPSIS

       #include <comedilib.h>

       int comedi_dio_bitfield2(comedi_t * device, unsigned int subdevice, unsigned int write_mask,
                                unsigned int * bits, unsigned int base_channel);

DESCRIPTION

       The function comedi_dio_bitfield2 allows multiple channels to be read or written together on a digital
       input, output, or configurable digital I/O device. The parameter write_mask and the value pointed to by
       bits are interpreted as bit fields, with the least significant bit representing channel base_channel. For
       each bit in write_mask that is set to 1, the corresponding bit in *bits is written to the digital output
       channel. After writing all the output channels, each channel is read, and the result placed in the
       approprate bits in *bits. The result of reading an output channel is the last value written to the output
       channel.

       All the channels might not be read or written at the exact same time. For example, the driver may need to
       sequentially write to several registers in order to set all the digital channels specified by the
       write_mask and base_channel parameters.

RETURN VALUE

       If successful, 0 is returned, otherwise -1.

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

       This document is part of Comedilib. In the context of this document, the term "source code" as defined by
       the license is interpreted as the XML source.

       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser
       General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1 of the License.

       This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
       the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General
       Public License for more details.

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