DongleInfo

DongleInfo('InfoType*')

Parameters ending with * are only evaluated once at the start of the acquisition.

Note

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:

Table Information types and possible results of the DongleInfo function
Information types	Possible results
0: Dongle available	TRUE = dongle available FALSE = no dongle or dongle defective
1: Dongle time limit in days	Value of the remaining lifetime of the dongle
2: Demo time limit in days	Value of the remaining lifetime of the dongle for trial periods / demo versions
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.
10: Dongle inserted - counter	Number of times the dongle was inserted
11: Dongle removed - counter	Number of times the dongle was removed
12: Dongle changed - counter	Number of times the dongles were changed

Note

By evaluating information type 0, you can monitor whether a license container is present or available. In practice, you can use this function in ibaQDR to generate an email when it is detected that the license is missing (e.g., dongle removed). With ibaQDR, data collection continues for up to 4 days without a license to give you the opportunity to procure a new license container without jeopardizing production. This grace period does not exist with ibaPDA.