StrobeReads

Read 8-bit bytes from a port and strobe a control line

VERSION 1.34+ of the firmware, VERSION 42+ of the DLL

Description:

Strobe read of a 1 to 6-byte value from a port. This command uses port A or B for the byte read, as well as a polarity (negative or positive) and a line (A.0 – B.7) to toggle based on the previously executed StrobeWrite or StrobeRead call.

Command Syntax: (USBm.dll)

USBm_StrobeReads( device, countarray, dataarray )

The USBm_StrobeReads function syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
device	A zero-based index to address the appropriate USB device.
countarray	And array of the number of bytes (1-6) to receive. Minimum size of the array must be 1 byte
dataarray	A byte array where the received data will be stored. Minimum size of the array must be 6 byte

Remarks:

Control this command’s port for the byte, polarity and strobe line by using the StrobeWrite or StrobeRead call.

VB Declaration

Public Declare Function USBm_StrobeReads _
    Lib “USBm.dll” _
        (ByVal device As Byte, _
        ByRef countarray As Byte, _
        ByRef dataarray As Byte) _
    As Integer

VB Example

Dim countarray(1) As Byte
Dim dataarray(6) As Byte
    countarray(1) = &H04
    dataarray(0) = &H55
    USBm_SPIMaster 6, countarray(0), dataarray(0)

Control this command’s port for the byte, polarity and strobe line by using the StrobeWrite or StrobeRead call. This command will then use the same selected port, polarity, and strobe line to read four bytes from device number six and store in dataarray.

C Prototype

int USBm_StrobeReads( unsigned char device, unsigned char *count, unsigned char *data );

C Example

RobotBASIC

usbm_StrobeReads(ne_DeviceNumber,se_ByteData)

Returns a string of byte data read from a port based on a strobing line and timing. the byte data string specifies the setup and so forth.

Raw Command Format:

Byte Number	Description
0	0Eh: StrobeReadCmd
1	Number of Bytes (1-6)
2	<not used>
3	<not used>
4	<not used>
5	<not used>
6	<not used>
7	<not used>

Raw Command Format Details:

Byte 0 contains the command. Byte 1 is the number of data bytes to read.

Byte 2 through byte 7 are unused.

Raw Command Response Format:

Byte Number	Description
0	0Eh: StrobeReadCmd
1	<not used>
2	Byte value read
3	Byte value read
4	Byte value read
5	Byte value read
6	Byte value read
7	Byte value read

Raw Command Response Format Details:

Byte 0 contains the command. Byte 1 is unused. Byte 2 through byte 7 contain the data read.

Raw Command Example Usage:

Control this command’s port for the byte, polarity and strobe line by using the StrobeWriteCmd or StrobeReadCmd. This command will then use the same selected port, polarity, and strobe line to read up to 6 bytes.