CIF-API vs CIFX-API

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Open the driver */
sRet = DevOpenDriver(usBoardNumber);

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Read Firmware information field */
sRet = DevGetInfo( usBoardNumber,              /* DeviceNumber        */    
                   GET_FIRMWARE_INFO,          /* InfoArea            */
                   sizeof(FIRMWAREINFO),       /* Size of bytes to read */
                   &abInfo[0]);                /* Pointer to user buffer */

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Read Firmware information field */
lRet = xChannelInfo(...............................);

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Signal board, application is running */
sRet = DevSetHostState( usBoardNumber,        /* DeviceNumber        */
                        HOST_READY,           /* Mode                */
                        0L);                  /* Pointer to user buffer */

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Signal host is ready */
lRet = xChannelHostState(..........);

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Switch BUS on  */
lRet = xChannelBusState( ..CIFX_BUS_ON.....);

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Read mailbox information */ 
sRet = DevGetMBXState( usBoardNumber,         /* DeviceNumber        */
                       &usDevState,           /* Buffer for device state */
                       &usHostState);         /* Buffer for host state */

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Read mailbox information */
lRet = xChannelMBXState(................);

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Write parameters to communication board */
sRet = DevPutTaskParameter( usBoardNumber,       /* Device number             */ 
                            1,                   /* Protokoll task number     */
                            sizeof(aParameter),  /* Lenght of bytes           */
                            &aParameter );       /* Pointer to data  buffer   */

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Write parameters to communication board */
=> No function available, only via "RCX_SET_CONFIG_REQUEST" command packet

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Reset board so it can take the parameters */
sRet = DevReset( usBoardNumber,                  /* Device number          */
                 WARMSTART,                      /* Reset mode, Warmstart  */
                 8000L);                         /* Timeout  8000 ms       */

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Reset board */
lRet = xChannelReset(.....................);

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Read a message from the receive mailbox */
sRet = DevGetMessage (  usBoardNumber,           /* Device Number             */
                        sizeof(tMessage),        /* Users buffer size         */
                        (MSG_STRUC *)&tMessage,  /* Pointer to user buffer    */
                        5000L );                 /* Timeout                   */

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Read a packet from the receive mailbox */
lRet =  xChannelGetPacket(........................);

ATTENTION: CIFX packet are using a different structur
           ("RCX_PACKET_HEADER" / "RCX_PACKET")

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Write a message to the send mailbox */
sRet = DevPutMessage (  usBoardNumber,           /* Device Number             */
                        (MSG_STRUC *)&tMessage,  /* Pointer to user buffer    */
                        5000L );                 /* Timeout                   */

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Write a message to the send mailbox */
lRet =  xChannelPutPacket(........................);

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Read and write I/O data */
sRet = DevExchangeIO ( usBoardNumber,            /* Device Number   */
                       0,                        /* usSendOffset    */ 
                       4,                        /* usSendSize      */
                       &tIOSendData[0],          /* *pvSendData     */
                       0,                        /* usReceiveOffset */
                       4,                        /* usReceiveSize   */
                       &tIORecvData[0],          /* *pvReceiveData  */
                       100L );                   /* ulTimeout       */

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Read the I/O input data area */
lRet = xChannelIORead(..............);

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Write the I/O output data area */
lRet = xChannelIOWrite(................);

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Signal board, application is not running */
sRet = DevSetHostState( usBoardNumber,           /* DeviceNumber        */
                        HOST_NOT_READY,          /* Mode                */
                        0L);                     /* Pointer to user buffer */

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Shut off BUS communication */
lRet = xChannelBusState( ..CIFX_BUS_OFF..);

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Signal application not running */
lRet = xChannelHostState(.............................);

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Close communication */
sRet = DevExitBoard( usBoardNumber);            /* Device number  */

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Close communication channel */
lRet = xChannelClose(................................);

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Close Driver */
sRet = DevCloseDriver(0);

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */
/* Close Driver */
lRet = xDriverClose()