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PicoScope 2104 & 2105 PC Oscilloscope User Guide

3.3.8ps2000_open_unit

short ps2000_open_unit ( void )

This function opens a PicoScope 2000 Series PC Oscilloscope. The API driver can support up to four units.

Arguments	None
Returns	-1if the unit fails to open,
	0 if no unit found,
	>0 (handle) if the unit opened

3.3.9ps2000_ready

short ps2000_ready ( short handle )

This function checks to see if the oscilloscope has finished the last data collection operation. It does nothing if the unit is in streaming mode.

Arguments	handle, the handle to the required device.
Returns	1 (meaning 'ready') is returned when the unit has collected a complete
	block of data or the auto trigger timeout has been reached.
	If an invalid handle is passed, or the unit is in streaming mode, it
	returns 0 ( meaning 'not ready').
	-1(meaning 'device not attached') is returned if the endpoint transfer
	fails, indicating that the unit may well have been unplugged.

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