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daqCreateDevice
Format
daqCreateDevice(pDevInfo)
Purpose
daqCreateDevice creates a device in the Windows Registry using the specified device information which is
equivalent to creating the device using the DaqX control panel applet.
Parameter Summary
Parameter Type Description
pDevInfo DaqDevInfoPT Pointer to the device information structure that defines the device to be created
Parameter Values
pDevInfo: see the DaqDevInfoT table below
Parameter Type Definitions
pDevInfo – (DaqDevInfoT)
Definition
Description Format
AliasName Device alias name STRING
DeviceType Main chassis device type (see the DhiHardwareVersion table of the
daqGetInfo function) DaqHardwareVersion
DeviceSubType Main chassis device sub type (see the DaqHardwareSubType table of
the daqGetInfo function)
DaqHardwareSubType
Reserved1 Reserved for future use DWORD
Reserved2 Reserved for future use DWORD
InfoType Indicates which one of the following structures contain valid interface
specific device information (see the DaqInfoType table below) DaqInfoType
Tcp TCP interface information (see the DaqInfoTcpT below) DaqInfoTcpT
TcpChild TCP child device interface information (see the DaqInfoTcpChildT
below) DaqInfoTcpChildT
Parallel Parallel port interface information (see the DaqInfoParallelT below) DaqInfoParallelT
Pci PCI and Compact PCI bus interface information (see the
DaqInfoPciT below) DaqInfoPciT
PcCard PC Card interface information (see the DaqInfoPcCardT below) DaqInfoPcCardT
Generic ISA bus interface information (see the DaqInfoGenericT below) DaqInfoGenericT
InfoType – (DaqInfoType)
Definition
Description
DaqInfoTypeUnknown Indicates that the DaqDevInfoT device information structure has no interface specific
device information
DaqInfoTypeGeneric Indicates that the Generic structure element of the DaqDevInfoT structure contains valid
interface information
DaqInfoTypeTcp Indicates that the Tcp structure element of the DaqDevInfoT structure contains valid
interface information
DaqInfoTypeTcpChild Indicates that the TcpChild structure element of the DaqDevInfoT structure contains
valid interface information
DaqInfoTypeParallel Indicates that the Parallel structure element of the DaqDevInfoT structure contains valid
interface information
DaqInfoTypePci Indicates that the Pci structure element of the DaqDevInfoT structure contains valid
interface information
DaqInfoTypePcCard Indicates that the PcCard structure element of the DaqDevInfoT structure contains valid
interface information
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