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filesCount
Number of files currently loaded in the filesystem.
freeSpace
Free space for uploading new files to the filesystem, in bytes.
7.7. What interface: Native, DLL or Service ?
There are several methods to control you Yoctopuce module by software.
Native control
In this case, the software driving your project is compiled directly with a library which provides control
of the modules. Objectively, it is the simplest and most elegant solution for the end user. The end
user then only needs to plug the USB cable and run your software for everything to work.
Unfortunately, this method is not always available or even possible.
The application uses the native library to control the locally connected module
Native control by DLL
Here, the main part of the code controlling the modules is located in a DLL. The software is compiled
with a small library which provides control of the DLL. It is the fastest method to code module support
in a given language. Indeed, the "useful" part of the control code is located in the DLL which is the
same for all languages: the effort to support a new language is limited to coding the small library
which controls the DLL. From the end user stand point, there are few differences: one must simply
make sure that the DLL is installed on the end user's computer at the same time as the main
software.
The application uses the DLL to natively control the locally connected module
7. Programming, general concepts
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