System and method for handling events in an instrumentation system
US5717614A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/105
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for improved handling of events in an instrumentation system which provides numerous features and advantages over prior art methods. The present invention provides simplified application development and improved performance for instrumentation systems. The instrumentation system of the present invention provides event queueing, event handling, and suspend handling features, thus providing the user or developer with greater freedom in designing his test and measurement or process control application. The present invention includes a single operation referred to as viEnableEvent which is used for enabling events of all event types, and a single operation for installing handlers for all event types, referred to as viInstallHandlr. The operation viEnableEvent includes one or more parameters which can be specified as a filter to qualify the types of events desired to be received at the time of the event occurrence. This provides the user with greater control over which events are specified to be received. The present invention further includes an auto-acknowledge capability which enables a resource to automatically provide an acknowledge to an instrument generating a…
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