ADLINK PCI-7396 User Manual
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C/C++ Libraries
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5.3 _7396_Initial
@ Description
This function is used to initialize the PCI-7396. Every PCI-7396 has to be
initialized by this function before calling other functions.
@ Syntax
C/C++ (DOS)
U16 _7396_Initial (U16 *existCards, PCI_INFO *pciInfo)
C/C++ (Windows 95)
U16 W_7396_Initial (U16 *existCards, PCI_INFO *pciInfo)
Visual Basic (Windows 95)
W_7396_Initial (existCards As Integer, pciInfo As PCI_INFO) As
Integer
@ Argument
existCards: The numbers of installed PCI-7396 cards. The
returned value shows how many PCI-7396 cards are
installed in your system.
pciinfo:
It is a structure to memorize the PCI bus plug and
play initialization information which is decided
by P&P BIOS. The PCI_INFO structure is defined in
ACL_PCI.H. The base I/O address and the interrupt
channel number is stored in this variable.
@ Return Code
ERR_NoError
ERR_PCIBiosNotExist