Vishay 7000 - Action - Status Group; Arm Method; Disarm Method

Vishay Micro-Measurements System 7000 Programmer’s Reference Manual
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6.5.3 Action - Status Group
6.5.3.1 Arm Method
Syntax:
HRESULT _stdcall Arm(in long CardMask, out retval long * result );
Description:
Arms the selected cards. Arming is required prior to scanning.
Arguments:
CardMask It is recommended that you always arm all cards in a scanner.
Returns:
0 if Successful, otherwise an Error Code
Notes:
All selected cards must be in the idle state. After successful completion of this command, the
scanner will be in the armed state. Note if an error code is returned, one or more of the cards
specified in the card mask may not be armed.
The arm command typically takes longer to return a response than other commands in the system.
See the CommandPortTimeout property
6.5.3.2 Disarm Method
Syntax:
HRESULT _stdcall Disarm(in long CardMask, out retval long * result );
Description:
Disarms the selected cards and returns them into the command state.
Arguments:
CardMask It is recommended that you always disarm all cards in a scanner.
Returns:
0 if Successful, otherwise an Error Code
Notes:
All selected cards must be in the armed state. After successful completion of this command, the
scanner will return to idle state. Note if an error code is returned, one or more of the cards
specified in the card mask may not be disarmed.