GUI to interface Matlab with Omicron (Significance of the syntex used)

invoke(test, 'CMDevlock', hEngine, Info2(1)')

what is the difference between the above code and the one below?

invoke(test, 'CMDevlock', hEngine, Info2(1))

is the any significance of " ' " after info2(1)?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

It is not impossible that there is a significance to the ' at that point, but chances are not high.

For there to be a significant difference, one of the three circumstances would have to hold:

1. Info2 could be a function that when invoked with parameter (1) returns a nonscalar result that is being passed to the function. In this case, the ' would transpose the array before passing it down ; or

2. Info2 could be an object class that for some reason defined a custom ctranspose method. This would be rare and typically would be a bad interface

3. Info2 could simply be a value that is potentially complex valued and for some reason it is appropriate to pass in its complex conjugate. This can happen; it just doesn't look likely in context.

Most of the time I see this, the author has had a temporary brain glitch in how they are thinking about an array and the ' is not needed in context.

[Tejas Rivonkar]

% Before you can work with a CMC device, you have to lock it. The parameter
% '1' is the Device ID of the CMC (see CMDevScanForNew)
invoke(test, 'CMDevlock', hEngine, Info2(1)')

okay i should have send all the details. I am sending the scenario in which both the codes are being used. Please explain me if its relevant or not.

% reset CMC device
% (bool) return 1 when command was excecuted without errors
invoke(test, 'CMExec',hEngine, Info2(1) ,'sys:reset')

[Walter Roberson]

What is class(Info2)? What shows up for

Info2(1)

?

[Tejas Rivonkar]

% define COM Object
test = actxserver('omicron.cmengine.1')

% Get the Version No of CMEngine
% Number = (Int) return version as Int
% Version = (string) return version as string (e.g. 2.10.1819.SR2) 
[Number , Version] = invoke (test, 'CMVersion')

% Get a handle that you need to access the other interface functions of CM
% Engine from your computer program
hEngine = invoke(test,'CMGetEngineHandle')

% Scan ports for connected CMCs
invoke(test, 'CMDevScanForNew', hEngine)

% Get a list of all connected CMCs
% Info1 = (Bool) return '1' when command was excecuted without errors
% Info2 = (String) returns:
%       - Device ID No of CMC
%       - Serial No
%       - LPT port
%       - CMC Device Address
[Info1, Info2] = invoke(test,'CMDevGetList', hEngine , 1)

% Before you can work with a CMC device, you have to lock it. The parameter
% '1' is the Device ID of the CMC (see CMDevScanForNew)
invoke(test, 'CMDevlock', hEngine, Info2(1)')

This is how info2 is defined as

the previous codes follow after this.

thanks you for answering so far

[Walter Roberson]

MATLAB does not have a String type. Please show

class(Info2)
size(Info2)