rtapi_task_start

NAME

rtapi_task_start — start a realtime task in periodic mode

SYNTAX

int rtapi_task_start ( int task_id, unsigned long period_nsec )

ARGUMENTS

task_id
A task ID returned by a previous call to rtapi_task_new

period_nsec
The clock period in nanoseconds between iterations of a periodic task

DESCRIPTION

rtapi_task_start starts a task in periodic mode.
The task must be in the paused state.

REALTIME CONSIDERATIONS

Call only from within init/cleanup code, not from realtime tasks.

RETURN VALUE

Returns an RTAPI status code.

SEE ALSO

rtapi_task_new
rtapi_task_pause
rtapi_task_resume