Command Reference

Cascade Driver for Hilscher Fieldbus CIF Cards: Version 4.1
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# I. Command Reference

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activeLength -- queries or sets the number of active bytes of a buffer.
add -- allows a point to be added to a group.
analog -- creates a point of type analog.
apropos -- lists all driver commands.
aproposCmd -- gives command usage.
aproposPnts -- gets a list of current point names.
attachName -- (Deprecated as of Version 4.0) publishes the driver name to the QNX name server.
attachNS -- attaches the driver to the Cascade NameServer.
cardComState -- sets or queries the card bus communication state.
cardDescribe -- summarizes the process I/O data buffers available.
cardEnable -- sets or queries card enable status.
cardGroup -- sets or queries assignments of groups to cards.
cardInit -- initializes CIF cards.
cardIoStatus -- provides process I/O data exchange status for cards.
cardPoll -- sets up or queries card polling parameters.
cardProfile -- produces a detailed profile of card attributes.
cardReset -- performs a COLD or WARM reset of one or more cards.
cardTaskParms -- sets or queries the protocol task parameters for CIF cards.
cardTaskState -- provides fieldbus device status for cards.
cardVersion -- extracts firmware information from a card.
cifDownloadCfg -- downloads a Sycon configuration file to the specified card.
cifTelegram -- provides formatted access to the CIF message data interface.
cifTelegramBin -- provides access to the CIF message data interface.
cifTelegramFmt -- creates a named format string for cifTelgram.
cycle -- changes the cycle time of a point.
cycleModify -- queries, changes, or sets the cycle time of a point.
datahub -- connects to the Cascade DataHub.
debug -- controls amount of debug output.
define -- assigns a symbol name to a constant.
defineSegment -- defines the attributes of a buffer segment.
defineStatusPoint -- names a driver status point.
describeBuffer -- describes the segments of a buffer.
describeDevices -- describes the buffers related to a card.
describePnt -- describes the attributes of a point.
describePntAddr -- describes a point's address.
devGet -- gives read access to card buffers for low-level debugging.
devSet -- gives write access to card buffers for low-level debugging.
digital -- creates a point of type digital.
disable -- clears the enabled attribute of points.
drcif_ad -- starts the Cascade CIF Driver.
enable -- sets the enabled attribute of points.
errorDescription -- provides the text associated with an error code.
exit -- shuts down the driver.
group -- creates a point of type group.
heartbeat -- creates a point of type heartbeat.
include -- reads a configuration file.
license -- enables the driver license.
licenseFile -- enables the driver license, using a license file.
point -- reports datahub exceptions on a point, and writes them.
read -- reads the value of a point.
readable -- Sets the readable attribute of a point.
remove -- removes a point from a group.
swapByteOrder -- controls byte order of 16-bit point access.
taskstarted -- an nserve command to indicate the start of a process.
type -- creates macro-like definitions.
typeDesc -- associates a descriptive string with a command name.
updateBuffers -- triggers an I/O cycle of the buffers.
updateBufferGroups -- triggers an I/O cycle of buffers and point groups.
updateStatus -- forces the card flags to be read and processed.
version -- reports the version number of the driver.
write -- writes a new value to a point.
writable -- sets the writable attribute of a point.

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