
Publication 1747-UM002A-US-P - June 2000
Library of Routines 6-29
OC_GetScanner
WatchdogCount
OC_GetScannerWatchdogCount reads the contents of the watchdog
register of the scanner.
Syntax:
int OC_GetScannerWatchdogCount(HANDLE handle, BYTE
*count);
Parameters:
Description:
The watchdog register is incremented by the scanner after every timed
I/O scan.
This register is incremented in both Scan and Idle modes, and is
incremented even if both output and input scans are disabled. The
control application can monitor this register to ensure that the scanner
is functioning normally. It is also useful for synchronizing with the I/O
scan.
Return Value:
Considerations:
Supported in the DOS API library and the Windows NT API library
Example:
HANDLE Handle;
BYTE wdog_count;
int retcode;
retcode = OC_GetScannerWatchdogCount( Handle, &wdog_count );
Parameter: Description:
handle Must be a valid handle returned from OC_OpenScanner
count Returns the watchdog register contents
Name: Value: Description:
SUCCESS 0 watchdog was read successfully
ERR_OCACCESS 2
handle does not have access to scanner
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