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hil_task_create_encoder_reader
Creates a task for reading from encoder inputs.
Description
The hil_task_create_encoder_reader function creates a task for reading from the specified encoder input channels. The task allows other operations to be performed while the encoder inputs are being read "in the background". The data is read into an internal circular "task buffer" from which it can be read at any time using the hil_task_read_encoder function. The size of this task buffer is determined by the samples_in_buffer parameter.
The task does not actually start reading from the encoder inputs until the hil_task_start function is called. The task must be deleted when it is no longer in use using the hil_task_delete function, in order to free the system and hardware resources used by the task. See Tasks for more information on task.
Prototype
t_error hil_task_create_encoder_reader(t_card card, t_uint32 samples_in_buffer, const t_uint32 encoder_channels[], t_uint32 num_encoder_channels, t_task *task);
Parameters
t_card card
A handle to the board, as returned by hil_open .
t_uint32 samples_in_buffer
The number of samples in the task buffer. The hil_task_read_encoder function cannot read more samples than this in a single call. If the task buffer overflows because hil_task_read_encoder has not been called in time to remove the data from the task buffer then the next call to hil_task_read_encoder will return an HIL_BUFFER_OVERFLOW error. See Tasks for more information on task buffers.
const t_uint32 [] encoder_channels
An array containing the channel numbers of the encoder inputs to be read by the task.
Select a board type from the list for board-specific details: .
t_uint32 num_encoder_channels
The number of channels specified in the encoder_channels array.
t_task * task
A handle to the task is returned in the t_task variable passed in this parameter. This argument cannot be NULL. Pass the address of a variable of type t_task.
Return value
The return value is 0 if the task is created successfully. Otherwise a negative
error code is returned. Error codes are
defined in quanser_errors.h
. A suitable error message
may be retrieved using
msg_get_error_message
.
Error codes
QERR_HIL_TASK_CREATE_ENCODER_READER_NOT_SUPPORTED
This function is not supported by the board-specific HIL driver for this board type.
QERR_INVALID_CARD_HANDLE
An invalid card handle was passed as an argument. Once a card has been closed using hil_close the card handle is invalid.
QERR_TASK_ARGUMENT_IS_NULL
The task argument is NULL. A pointer to a t_task variable must be supplied because this variable must be passed to the other HIL task functions to refer to the task.
QERR_MISSING_ENCODER_INPUTS
The encoder input channels argument is NULL when the number of encoder inputs specified is non-zero.
QERR_TOO_MANY_ENCODER_INPUT_CHANNELS
Too many encoder input channels were specified.
QERR_INVALID_ENCODER_INPUT_CHANNEL
One of the encoder input channels that was specified is not a valid channel number. Channel numbers range from 0 to one less than the number of channels.
QERR_ENCODER_INPUT_CHANNELS_NOT_SUPPORTED
Encoder input channels are not supported by this board.
QERR_INVALID_BOARD_HANDLE
An invalid board handle was passed as an argument to the board-specific HIL driver. Once a card has been closed using hil_close the board handle is invalid.
QERR_INVALID_BUFFER_HANDLE
An invalid buffer handle was passed to a board-specific HIL driver function.
QERR_OPERATION_ARGUMENT_IS_NULL
The operation argument to a board-specific HIL driver is NULL. This situation should never occur unless the user is calling the board-specific driver directly or memory has been corrupted.
QERR_DRIVER_INCOMPATIBLE_WITH_BOARD_DLL
The board-specific HIL driver passed an invalid parameter to the operating system specific kernel-level driver for the board. The board-specific HIL driver is likely not compatible with the operating system specific kernel-level driver for the board. Make sure both are up-to-date and compatible versions.
QERR_INTERNAL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL
The board-specific HIL driver used an internal buffer that was too small for the operating system specific kernel-level driver for the board. The board-specific HIL driver is likely not compatible with the operating system specific kernel-level driver for the board. Make sure both are up-to-date and compatible versions.
QERR_OUT_OF_REQUIRED_SYSTEM_RESOURCES
There are not enough system resources to perform the requested operation. Try rebooting, requesting fewer samples, or adding more memory to your machine.
QERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY
There is not enough memory to perform the operation.
Requirements
Include Files |
Libraries |
---|---|
hil.h |
hil.lib;quanser_runtime.lib;quanser_common.lib |
Examples
/* * Reads 5000 samples at 1 kHz from the first four encoder input channels, using SYSTEM_CLOCK_1. * Return values are ignored for simplicity. */ t_uint32 channels[] = { 0, 1, 2, 3 }; t_double frequency = 1000; t_uint32 samples = 5000; t_uint32 samples_in_buffer = frequency; t_uint32 samples_to_read = 1; static t_int32 buffer[4]; t_task task; hil_task_create_encoder_reader(board, samples_in_buffer, channels, ARRAY_LENGTH(channels), &task); hil_task_start(task, SYSTEM_CLOCK_1, frequency, samples); for (int index = 0; index < samples; index += samples_to_read) { hil_task_read_encoder(task, samples_to_read, buffer); ... } hil_task_stop(task); hil_task_delete(task);
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