Loadable Function: srl_timeout (serial, timeout) ¶

Loadable Function: t = srl_timeout (serial) ¶

Set new or get existing serial interface timeout parameter used for srl_read() requests. The timeout value is specified in tenths of a second.

Inputs

serial - instance of octave_serial class.
timeout - srl_read() timeout value in tenths of a second. A value of -1 means a blocking call. Maximum value of 255 (i.e. 25.5 seconds).

Outputs

If timeout parameter is omitted, the srl_timeout() shall return current timeout value as the result t.

This function is obsolete. Use get and set method instead.

Package: instrument-control