/* vxi11_cmd.c
* Copyright (C) 2006 Steve D. Sharples
*
* A simple interactive utility that allows you to send commands and queries to
* a device enabled with the VXI11 RPC ethernet protocol. Uses the files
* generated by rpcgen vxi11.x, and the vxi11_user.h user libraries.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*
* The author's email address is steve.sharples@nottingham.ac.uk
*/
#include "vxi11_user.h"
#define BUF_LEN 100000
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
static char *device_ip;
static char *device_name;
char cmd[256];
char buf[BUF_LEN];
int ret;
long bytes_returned;
CLINK *clink;
clink = new CLINK;
if (argc < 2) {
printf("usage: %s your.inst.ip.addr [device_name]\n",argv[0]);
exit(1);
}
device_ip = argv[1];
if (argc > 2) {
device_name = argv[2];
ret=vxi11_open_device(device_ip,clink,device_name);
}
else {
ret=vxi11_open_device(device_ip,clink);
}
if (ret != 0) {
printf("Error: could not open device %s, quitting\n",device_ip);
exit(2);
}
while(1){
memset(cmd, 0, 256); // initialize command string
memset(buf, 0, BUF_LEN); // initialize buffer
printf("Input command or query ('q' to exit): ");
fgets(cmd,256,stdin);
cmd[strlen(cmd)-1] = 0; // just gets rid of the \n
if (strncasecmp(cmd, "q",1) == 0) break;
if (vxi11_send(clink, cmd) < 0) break;
if (strstr(cmd, "?") != 0) {
bytes_returned = vxi11_receive(clink, buf, BUF_LEN);
if (bytes_returned > 0) {
printf("%s\n",buf);
}
else if (bytes_returned == -15) {
printf("*** [ NOTHING RECEIVED ] ***\n");
}
else break;
}
}
ret=vxi11_close_device(device_ip,clink);
return 0;
}