GeneratorBurst.vb

' GeneratorBurst.vb
'
' This example generates a 50 Hz sine waveform, 4 Vpp, 100 periods.
'
' Find more information on http://www.tiepie.com/LibTiePie .

Imports System
Imports System.Threading
Imports TiePie.LibTiePie

Module GeneratorBurstExample

    Sub Main()
        ' Print library information:
        PrintLibraryInfo()

        ' Enable network search:
        Network.AutoDetectEnabled = True

        ' Update device list:
        DeviceList.Update()

        ' Try to open a generator with burst support:
        Dim gen As Generator = Nothing

        If DeviceList.Count <> 0 Then
            For i As UInt32 = 0 To DeviceList.Count - 1
                Dim item As DeviceListItem = DeviceList.GetItemByIndex(i)
                If item.CanOpen(DeviceType.Generator) Then
                    gen = item.OpenGenerator()

                    ' Check for burst support:
                    If (gen.ModesNative And Constants.GM_BURST_COUNT) <> 0 Then
                        Exit For
                    Else
                        gen.Dispose()
                        gen = Nothing
                    End If
                End If
            Next
        End If

        If Not IsNothing(gen) Then
            Try
                ' Set signal type:
                gen.SignalType = SignalType.Sine

                ' Set frequency:
                gen.Frequency = 50.0 ' 50 Hz

                ' Set amplitude:
                gen.Amplitude = 2.0 ' 2 V

                ' Set offset:
                gen.Offset = 0.0 ' 0 V

                ' Set burst mode:
                gen.Mode = GeneratorMode.BurstCount

                ' Set burst count:
                gen.BurstCount = 100 ' 100 periods

                ' Enable output:
                gen.OutputOn = True

                ' Print Generator info:
                PrintDeviceInfo(gen)

                ' Start signal generation
                gen.Start()

                ' Wait for burst to complete:
                While gen.IsBurstActive
                    Thread.Sleep(10) ' 10 ms delay, to save CPU time.
                End While

                ' Stop generator:
                gen.Stop()

                ' Disable output:
                gen.OutputOn = False

            Catch e As System.Exception
                Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message)
                Environment.Exit(1)
            End Try

            ' Close generator:
            gen.Dispose()
            gen = Nothing
        Else
            Console.WriteLine("No generator available with burst support!")
            Environment.Exit(1)
        End If

        Environment.Exit(0)
    End Sub

End Module