IAdsNotifications.AddDeviceNotification Method (String, AdsStream, AdsTransMode, Int32, Int32, Object)

Connects a variable to the ADS client. The ADS client will be notified by the AdsNotification event.

Namespace:  TwinCAT.Ads
Assembly:  TwinCAT.Ads (in TwinCAT.Ads.dll) Version: 4.3.0.0

Syntax

C#

int AddDeviceNotification(
    string variableName,
    AdsStream dataStream,
    AdsTransMode transMode,
    int cycleTime,
    int maxDelay,
    Object userData
)

VB

Function AddDeviceNotification ( 
    variableName As String,
    dataStream As AdsStream,
    transMode As AdsTransMode,
    cycleTime As Integer,
    maxDelay As Integer,
    userData As Object
) As Integer

Parameters

variableName

Type: System.String
Name of the ADS variable.

dataStream

Type: TwinCAT.Ads.AdsStream
The stream that should receive the data.

transMode

Type: TwinCAT.Ads.AdsTransMode
Specifies if the event should be fired cyclically or only if the variable has changed.

cycleTime

Type: System.Int32
The ADS server checks whether the variable has changed after this time interval. Unit is in ms.

maxDelay

Type: System.Int32
The AdsNotification event is fired at the latest when this time has elapsed. The unit is ms.

userData

Type: System.Object
This object can be used to store user specific data.

Return Value

Type: Int32
The handle of the notification.

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

AdsErrorException

Thrown when the ADS call fails.

Reference

IAdsNotifications Interface

AddDeviceNotification Overload

TwinCAT.Ads Namespace