SetReadTimeout

Set the timeout for the read operation

Description:

This is a USBm.dll function that sets the value for the read timeout.

Command Syntax:

true⁄false USBm_SetReadTimeout( time )

The USBm_SetReadTimeout function syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
time	A sixteen-bit value of milliseconds.

Remarks:

Note: USBm_SetReadTimeout always returns TRUE.

VB Declaration (USBmAPI.bas)

Public Declare Function USBm_SetReadTimeout _
    Lib “USBm.dll” _
        (ByVal timeout As Integer) _
    As Integer

VB Example

USBm_SetReadTimeout 3000

This code fragment shows that the read timeout has been set to three seconds.

C Prototype

int USBm_SetReadTimeout( unsigned int timeout );

C Example

RobotBASIC

usbm_SetReadTimeout(ne_Time)

Returns true if successful, false otherwise. This function sets the timeout for all the read commands. The value should be in milliseconds. The default is 1000 msecs = 1 sec.