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DLL Function reference guide 7-1
7 – DLL Function reference guide
All the following examples are indifferently referred to the PMM EP-
600, EP-601, EP-602, EP-603 and EP-604.
The DLL library manages only the broadcast address (“00”).
7.1 C language
7.1.1 PMM_CreateProbe()
int PMM_CreateProbe( const char *name, HANDLE *probeHandle, const char *commPort);
Purpose:
Establishes communications with a specified probe.
Return Value:
Returns an integer status code. The numeric value of 0 indicates no error
occurred. See Status Code chapter for an error code description.
Input Parameters:
const char *name: PMM EP-60X model name Ex.: EP-601
const char *commPort: Serial communication port name Ex.: COM1,
COM3…COM99
Output Parameters:
HANDLE * Handle
Use #include<windows . h> for the HANDLE type data.
Special value that is used to refer to this probe for subsequent function
calls after it is created.
7.1.2 PMM_RemoveProbe()
int PMM_RemoveProbe(const HANDLE probeHandle);
Purpose:
Closes the communications port and releases memory back to the system.
Return Value:
Returns an integer status code. The numeric value of 0 indicates no error
occurred. See Status Code chapter for an error code description.
Input Parameters:
HANDLE probeHandle; as returned from the CreateProbe function
Output Parameters:
None
7.1.3 PMM_Firmware()
int PMM_Firmware(const HANDLE probeHandle, char *firmware, int *arraySize);
Purpose:
Gets the probe’s firmware version.
Return Value:
Returns an integer status code. The numeric value of 0 indicates no error
occurred. See Status Code chapter for an error code description.
Input Parameters:
HANDLE probeHandle; as returned from the CreateProbe function
Output Parameters:
Pass-by-reference character string: Specifying the length of string
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