C8536Init()

Initializes the counter linking features of an 8536 counter chip. The linking of counters 1 and 2 must be accomplished prior to enabling the counters.

For more information, refer to the Zilog 8536 product specification (Z8536.pdf) for a description of the hardware affected by this mode. This document is available on our web site mccdaq.com.

Member of the MccBoard class.

Function Prototype

VB .NET

Public Function C8536Init(ByVal chipNum As Integer, ByVal ctr1Output As MccDaq.CtrlOutput) As MccDaq.ErrorInfo

C# .NET

public MccDaq.ErrorInfo C8536Init(int chipNum, MccDaq.CtrlOutput ctr1Output)

Parameters

chipNum

Selects one of the 8536 chips on the board, 1 to n.

ctrlOutput

Specifies how the counter 1 is to be linked to counter 2, if at all. Set it to one of the constants in the "ctrlOutput parameter values" section below.

Returns

• An ErrorInfo object that indicates the status of the operation.

ctrlOutput parameter values

All of the ctrlOutput settings are MccDaq.CtrlOutput enumerated constants. To set a variable to one of these constants, you must refer to the MccDaq object and the CtrlOutput enumeration (for example, variable = MccDaq.CtrlOutput.NotLinked, variable = MccDaq.CtrlOutput.GateCtr2, etc.).