DongleInfo('InfoType*')
Parameters ending with * are only evaluated once at the start of the acquisition.
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This function is still supported for backward compatibility purposes. Please use instead the LicenseInfo function, which serves the same purposes while supporting soft licenses as well. |
Description
This function provides information about various properties related to the dongle. This information can be used for display and diagnostic purposes.
Specify the information type ('InfoType') you want to receive. This type of information is determined and output at the start of the measurement. If you want to receive more information from the dongle then you need to configure the function several times, with a different type of information each time.
The following information types are supported:
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0: Dongle available |
TRUE = dongle available FALSE = no dongle or dongle defective |
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1: Dongle time limit in days |
Value of the remaining lifetime of the dongle |
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2: Demo time limit in days |
Value of the remaining lifetime of the dongle for trial periods / demo versions |
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3: ibaQDR acquisition time limit in seconds |
Value of the remaining time which continues to run the ibaQDR system after the dongle has been removed. |
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10: Dongle inserted - counter |
Number of times the dongle was inserted |
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11: Dongle removed - counter |
Number of times the dongle was removed |
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12: Dongle changed - counter |
Number of times the dongles were changed |
Application example
By evaluating information type 0 (availability of the dongle), you can monitor whether or not a dongle is available and if the dongle is defective.
You can use this information to trigger an email informing the receiver that the dongle is no longer available. A system that was lost during operation of the dongle is stopped after a waiting period. This should be avoided, especially in production-relevant ibaQDR systems.