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PicoScope 6000 Series Programmer's Guide 51

3.9.28

ps6000OpenUnitAsync

PICO_STATUS ps6000OpenUnitAsync

(

short * status

char * serial

)

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

it has finished by periodically calling ps6000OpenUnitProgress until that function

returns a non-zero value.

Applicability

All modes

Arguments

* status, a status code:

0 if the open operation was disallowed because another open

operation is in progress

1 if the open operation was successfully started

* serial: see ps6000OpenUnit

Returns

PICO_OK

PICO_OPEN_OPERATION_IN_PROGRESS

PICO_OPERATION_FAILED