Scanlab RTC 4 Installation And Operation Manual page 103

Ctrl Command select_rtc
Function defines the active RTC
Parameter
CardNo
Integration Pascal:
C:
Basic:
Comments • All subsequent commands (except for multi-board commands) are sent to the specified
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RTC 4 board.
• By default, all commands are sent to board number 1.
Ctrl Command set_control_mode
Function enables or disables the external control input /START (and /START2, if the Processing-on-
the-fly option is installed). See
Parameter control_mode (unsigned 16-bit value):
Bit #
Bit #0 (LSB)
Bit #1
Bit #2
Bit #3
Bits #4 ... #15
Integration Pascal:
C:
Basic:
Comments • The command
• If execution is aborted by the command stop_execution, bit #0 is reset to zero, i.e.
external start inputs are disabled.
References select_list, get_counts,
List Command set_control_mode_list
Function similar to
Integration Pascal:
C:
Basic:
Comments • The counter for external list starts is not reset by this command.
References set_control_mode
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RTC 4 PC Interface Board
Rev. 1.3 e
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4 board in a multi-board system. See
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number of the RTC 4 board
procedure select_rtc(CardNo: word);
void select_rtc(unsigned short CardNo);
sub select_rtc(ByVal CardNo%)
"External Control Inputs", page
Value Description
= 1: The external start input is enabled.
The external start signal corresponds to the command execute_list_1 or
execute_list_2. See
The external stop signal corresponds to the command stop_execution.
= 0: no external start signal
not used
= 1: The external start delay (encoder delay) is turned off.
See the supplement manual
simulate_ext_start (page 14)
= 0: No effect. To turn on the external start delay, use the command
set_ext_start_delay
= 1: The external start input is not disabled by an external stop request.
= 0: The external start input is disabled by an external stop request.
not used
procedure set_control_mode(control_mode: word);
void set_control_mode(unsigned short control_mode);
sub set_control_mode(ByVal control_mode%)
set_control_mode
set_max_counts
set_control_mode (see above), but a list command
procedure set_control_mode_list(control_mode: word);
void set_control_mode_list(unsigned short control_mode);
sub set_control_mode_list(ByVal control_mode%)
chapter 5.4, page
13.
select_list (page 102).
"Processing-On-The-Fly
and set_ext_start_delay (page
or simulate_ext_start.
resets the counter for external list starts to zero.
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Software", commands
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