[AX10424 - 3 Ch. Counter/Timer & 24 Bit DIO Module]
Function:
ax10424Init
Description:
Initialize the device.
int ax10424Init(int base_addr, int function);
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
function: Function ID.
Remarks:
This function should be called once before the device performming any data
I/O functions. The function ID could be either of the constants listing below
or any combinition of them:
ID_FUNC_DI
ID_FUNC_DO
ID_FUNC_EVCNT
ID_FUNC_FOUT
ID_FUNC_ALL
Return Values:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function: ax10424Term
Description:
Terminate the device driver.
int ax10424Term(int base_addr);
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
Remarks:
This function should be called once if the device will no longer performming
any data I/O functions. Usually at the end of you data acquisition/control
processes.
Return Values:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424GetDevAtbu
Description:
Retrieve the device attribute.
int ax10424GetDevAtbu(LPDEVATBU lpDevAtbu);
lpDevAtbu: Pointer to the DEVATBU struct, which stores the device attribute.
Return Values:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424DIOSetting
Description:
Setup DIO channel direction.
int ax10424DIOSetting(int base_addr, int ctrlport);
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
ctrlport: The control port register data.
Return Value:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424IRQSetting
Description:
Setting up the interrupt service routine for digital input via interrupt.
int ax10424IRQSetting(int base_addr, void ISR(*isr)());
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
*isr: The user specified interrupt service routine.
Remarks:
Use this function to specified the interrupt service routine. Each time
the interrupt was generated, the *isr will be called.
Return Values:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424IRQRestore
Description:
Restore the old interrupt service routine.
int ax10424IRQRestore(int IRQNo);
IRQNo: IRQ number specified in the ax10424IRQSetting function.
Remarks:
Use this function to restore the interrupt service routine. Call this
function everytime if ax10424IRQSetting was called, and before the
ax10424Term was called.
Return Values:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424DI
Description:
Digital input function for specified channel.
int ax10424DI(int base_addr, int chan, int* data);
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
chan: Channel to perform DI function.
data: Pointer to storage of digital input status.
Remarks:
This function will retrieve the one and only specified channel for it's
digital input status.
Return Values:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424DI_P
Description:
Digital input function for specified port(8-bit).
int ax10424DI_P(int base_addr, WORD port, int* data);
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
port: Port number of DIO channels.
data: Pointer to storage of digital input status.
Remarks:
This function will retrieve all the digital input status of channels in
the same port.
Return Values:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424DO
Description:
Digital output function for specified channel.
int ax10424DO(int base_addr, int chan, int data);
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
chan: channel to proform digital output function.
data: Digital output status.0:LOW, 1:HIGH.
Remarks:
Use this function to output a LOW/HIGH signal to specified channel.
Return Values:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424DO_P
Description:
Digital output function for specified port(8-bit).
int ax10424DO_P(int base_addr, WORD port, int DataOut);
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
port: Port number of DIO channels.
DataOut: Digital output status for a port(8-channel).
Remarks:
Use this function to output signals(LOW/HIGH) at once for channels in
the same port.
Return Values:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424SetCntMode
Description:
Setup up Intel i8254 counter/timer mode of AX10424.
int ax10424SetCntMode(int base_addr, int CntNo, int Mode);
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
CntNo: Counter number. CNT#0,1,2,....
Mode: Mode number of Inter i8254. Value from 0, Mode0, to 5,Mode5.
Return Values:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424GetCntSts
Description:
Retrieve the status of the specified counter.
int ax10424GetCntSts(int base_addr, int CntNo, int* pStatus);
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
CntNo: Counter number. CNT#0,1,2....
pStatus: Pointer to storage of counter status.
Return Value:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424ReadCnt
Description:
read the current count of the specified counter.
int ax10424ReadCnt(int base_addr, int CntNo, WORD* pdata);
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
CntNo: Counter number. CNT#0,1,2....
pdata: Pointer to storage of current count.
Return Value:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424WriteCnt
Description:
Write data to the specified counter.
int ax10424WriteCnt(int base_addr, int CntNo, WORD data);
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
CntNo: Counter number. CNT#0,1,2....
data: Data that will be loaded onto the counter.
Return Value:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424EventCount
Description:
Event counting function.
int ax10424EventCount(int base_addr, int CntNo, WORD ConvNo);
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
CntNo: Counter number. CNT#0,1,2....
ConvNo: Specify the initial value to count down.
Return Value:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424Frequency
Description:
Frequency measurement function.
int ax10424Frequency(int base_addr, int* pCntNo, WORD delay, float* pFreq);
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
pCntNo: Pointer to buffer of counter used. For example, if you use cascaded
counters, CNT#1 and CNT2, to measure frequency. The buffer CntUse[] will
be CntUse[0]=1, CntUse[1]=CntUse[2]=2. (pFreq=CntUse).
delay: Specify the sampling period for frequency measurement.
pFreq: Pointer to storage of measured frequency.
Remarks:
There are plenty of frequency measument methods. This function shows how to
measure frequency in software gating method, which may loss data in some
non-realtime system, but makes the most use of all channels. It is your own
freedom to implement any other measuring method as long as it works, with
functions described above.
Return Value:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
Function:
ax10424WaveGen
Description:
Generate square wave through OUT pin.
int ax10424WaveGen(int base_addr, int CntNo, DWORD base_freq, DWORD out_freq);
base_addr: I/O base address of the device.
CntNo: Counter number. CNT#0,1,2....
base_freq: Base frequency of the counter CLK source.
out_freq: Value of the output frequency.
Return Value:
This function will return an error code defined in the ERROR CODE LIST of
AXDDR include file(axddr.h). Please be sure to check this returned value to
determine whether the function call succeed or not. If there're no any error
occured, the return value should be ERR_NOERR. Otherwise, the value will be
the one defined in ERROR CODE LIST.
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