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PicoScope 6000 Series Programmer's Guide 35

3.9.14

ps6000GetUnitInfo

PICO_STATUS ps6000GetUnitInfo

(

short handle,

char * string,

short stringLength,

short * requiredSize

PICO_INFO info

)

This function retrieves information about the specified oscilloscope. If the device fails

to open, only the driver version and error code are available to explain why the last

open unit call failed.

Applicability

All modes

Arguments

handle, the handle of the device from which information is

required. If an invalid handle is passed, the error code from the last

unit that failed to open is returned.

string, on exit, the unit information string selected specified by

the info argument. If string is NULL, only requiredSize is

returned.

stringLength, the maximum number of chars that may be

written to string.

requiredSize, on exit, the required length of the string array.

info, a number specifying what information is required. The

possible values are listed in the table below.

Returns

PICO_OK

PICO_INVALID_HANDLE

PICO_NULL_PARAMETER

PICO_INVALID_INFO

PICO_INFO_UNAVAILABLE

PICO_DRIVER_FUNCTION