WriteDisplayOutput Method

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Writes contents of iDataBuffer to the 7-segment display on the port specified by inPort. This function can be used on modules supporting 7 x 7- segment displays.

Namespace:  BIUSBWrapper
Assembly:  BIUSBWrapper (in BIUSBWrapper.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function WriteDisplayOutput ( _
	ByRef iDeviceList As DeviceParam, _
	inPort As Byte, _
	iDataBuffer As Byte(), _
	inLevel As Byte _
) As Integer
C#
public static int WriteDisplayOutput(
	ref DeviceParam iDeviceList,
	byte inPort,
	byte[] iDataBuffer,
	byte inLevel
)

Parameters

iDeviceList
Type: BIUSBWrapper..::.DeviceParam %
A DeviceParam structure. Must contain valid device information returned from call to DetectHID.
inPort
Type: System..::.Byte
Zero based index of output Port to write to.
iDataBuffer
Type: array< System..::.Byte >[]()[]
Character array. Maximum number of display characters is 7, however, decimals do not count as character spaces. Supported display characters are limited to ASCII characters "0" to "9" , "." , "-" and blank space (nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic)).
inLevel
Type: System..::.Byte
Output level range from 0 to 10. This value sets the pulse width of the multiplexed display output controlling intensity.

Return Value

0: If failure writing to device.

>0: if success, returns number of bytes written to device.

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