APPENDIX A — VCL FUNCTIONS
Curtis Model 1351 – December 2018
pg. 122
APPENDIX A — VCL FUNCTIONS
Function Name
new/unique to 1351 = (
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Arguments
Short Comment
Description
Map_Two_Points
5
2 Point Interpolation Routine
This routine interpolates between two points Y1
and Y2 based upon an input x. Interpolating based
on X1 and X2
Battery_Compensate
1
This function is used for compensating a variable
with battery voltage using the nominal battery
setting
Automate_ABS
2
Run the absolute value function
automatically
This function returns the absolute value of its
input
Get_ABS
2
Get the Absolute Value of the Input
This function returns the absolute value of the
input variable.
Send_Mailbox
1
Request that a Message Buffer be
sent
This function forces the mailbox contents to be
sent out. This is necessary for any mailboxes that
have been setup with the C_EVENT constant.
The mailbox must have been setup and its data
pointers defined (setup_mailbox and setup_
mailbox_data functions called) before using this
function!
Setup_CAN_Transmit_
Mailbox
6
(Handle, ID_high, ID_low, Extended,
Service, Rate)
Setup the General Parameters for a Transmit
Mailbox. This function sets up the initial
parameters for a mailbox. This function MUST BE
called before defining the data for the mailbox
(see setup_mailbox_data) or trying to use the
mailbox.
Setup_CAN_Recieve_
Mailbox
10
(Handle, ID_high, ID_Low, Mask_
High, Mask_Low, Extended, Reply,
Timeout, Handshake)
Setup the General Parameters for a Mailbox
Setup_CAN_Receive_Data
4
(Handle_Id, Data, Length, Endian)
Define the pointers used with a Message Buffer.
This function is used to define the ‘data pointers’
for a given mailbox. The setup_mailbox function
MUST HAVE BEEN called before defining the data
with this function.
Setup_CAN_Transmit_Data
4
(Handle, Data, Length, Endian)
This function is used to define the ‘data pointers’
for a given mailbox.
Enable_Receive_Mailbox
1
(Handle)
Enable all the CANopen standard processing
VCL_FUNCTION Enable_receive_mailbox; Enable
VCL Receive Mailbox.
Disable_Recieve_Mailbox
1
(Handle)
VCL_FUNCTION Disable_receive_mailbox; Disable
VCL Receive Mailbox.
Enable_Transmit_Mailbox
1
(Handle)
Enable all the CANopen standard processing VCL_
FUNCTION enable_transmit_mailbox ; Enable VCL
Transmit Mailbox
Disable_Transmit_Mailbox
1
(Handle)
disable_transmit_mailbox :: VCL - Disable
CANopen Processing VCL_FUNCTION disable_
transmit_mailbox ; Disable VCL Transmit Mailbox
Get_Received_Counter
1
(Handle)
VCL_FUNCTION get_received_counter
Get_Transmit_Counter
1
(Handle)
VCL_FUNCTION get_transmit_counter
Get_Received_Status
1
(Handle)
VCL_FUNCTION get_received_status
Clear_Received_Status
1
(Handle)
VCL_FUNCTION clear_received_status
