LicenseInfo('InfoType*')
Parameters ending with * are only evaluated once at the start of the acquisition.
Description
This function provides information about various properties related to the license container (dongle or soft license). 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 acquisition. If you want to receive more information from the license container 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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Information types |
Possible results |
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0: License container available |
TRUE = license container available FALSE = license container missing or defective |
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1: License time limit in days |
Value of the remaining lifetime of the license |
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2: Demo time limit in days |
Value of the remaining lifetime of the license for trial periods / demo versions |
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3: Time limit in seconds before the acquisition will be stopped because of a license removal |
Value of the remaining time which continues to run the system after the license container has been removed. |
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10: License container inserted counter |
Number of times the license container was inserted |
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11: License container removed counter |
Number of times the license container was removed |
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12: License container changed counter |
Number of times the license container were changed |
Note |
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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. |