NAME

       comedi_do_insn - perform instruction

SYNOPSIS

       #include <comedilib.h>

       int comedi_do_insn(comedi_t * device, comedi_insn * instruction);

DESCRIPTION

       The function comedi_do_insn performs a single instruction.

RETURN VALUE

       If successful, returns a non-negative number. For the case of INSN_READ or INSN_WRITE instructions,
       comedi_do_insn returns the number of samples read or written, which may be less than the number
       requested. 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 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.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not,
       write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.