TimCountStart


Function

Starts measuring the elapsed time.

Format

Ret = TimCountStart(CountId)

Parameters

CountId [ VB.NET: Short ] [ C, C++: short *] [ C#: out short ]

Returns an ID that is the Timer identifier.

Return value

Ret [ VB.NET: Integer ] [ C, C++: long ] [ C#: int ]

Definition

Value

Description

TIM_ERR_SUCCESS

0

Normal completed

TIM_ERR_DLL_NOT_INITIALIZED

10010

It is not initialized.Please confirm whether the initialization function has completed normally.

TIM_ERR_DLL_BUFF_ADDRESS

10100

Invalid data buffer address.

TIM_ERR_DLL_OVER_MAX_TIMER

10553

Timer beyond the available maximum number.

The others (See also:Details of Error Code)

Initial Value

None

Remarks

Starts measuring the elapsed time.

The maximum number of used Timer is 256.

 

Measurement range

Onboard System Timer

1 to 1,073,741,823 (us) *1

System Timer

1,000 to 4,294,967,295 (us)

 

*1 When using DIO-32DM3-PE, the setting range is as follows.
      1 to 107,374,182 (us)

See Also

TimCountStop, TimCountLap, TimCountReset