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hal_param_new

NAME
SYNTAX
ARGUMENTS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
SEE ALSO

NAME

hal_param_new − Create a HAL parameter

SYNTAX

int hal_param_bit_new(char *name, hal_param_dir_t dir, hal_bit_t * data_addr, int comp_id)

int hal_param_float_new(char *name, hal_param_dir_t dir, hal_float_t * data_addr, int comp_id)

int hal_param_u32_new(char *name, hal_param_dir_t dir, hal_u32_t * data_addr, int comp_id)

int hal_param_s32_new(char *name, hal_param_dir_t dir, hal_s32_t * data_addr, int comp_id)

int hal_param_bit_newf(hal_param_dir_t dir, hal_bit_t * data_addr, int comp_id)

int hal_param_float_newf(hal_param_dir_t dir, hal_float_t * data_addr, int comp_id)

int hal_param_u32_newf(hal_param_dir_t dir, hal_u32_t * data_addr, int comp_id, char *fmt, ...)

int hal_param_s32_newf(hal_param_dir_t dir, hal_s32_t * data_addr, int comp_id, char *fmt, ...)

int hal_param_new(char *name, hal_type_t type, hal_in_dir_t dir, void *data_addr, int comp_id)

ARGUMENTS

name

The name to give to the created parameter

dir

The direction of the parameter, from the viewpoint of the component. It may be one of HAL_RO, or HAL_RW A component may assign a value to any parameter, but other programs (such as halcmd) may only assign a value to a parameter that is HAL_RW.

data_addr

The address of the data, which must lie within memory allocated by hal_malloc.

comp_id

A HAL component identifier returned by an earlier call to hal_init.

fmt, ...

A printf-style format string and arguments

type

The type of the parameter, as specified in hal_type_t(3hal).

DESCRIPTION

The hal_param_new family of functions create a new param object.

There are functions for each of the data types that the HAL supports. Pins may only be linked to signals of the same type.

RETURN VALUE

Returns a HAL status code.

SEE ALSO

hal_type_t(3hal)