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4.33

ps4000aOpenUnitAsync

PICO_STATUS ps4000aOpenUnitAsync

(

int16_t * status,

int8_t * serial

)

This function opens a scope device without blocking the calling thread. You can find

out when it has finished by periodically calling ps4000aOpenUnitProgress until that

function returns a non-zero value.

Applicability

All modes

Arguments

* status, on exit, indicates:

0 if there is already an open operation in progress

1 if the open operation is initiated

* serial, on exit, a null-terminated string containing the device's

serial number.

Returns

PICO_OK

PICO_OPEN_OPERATION_IN_PROGRESS

PICO_USB3_0_DEVICE_NON_USB3_0_PORT

PICO_OPERATION_FAILED